Dante and the Demons of the Fifth Pouch.
Part I of the Dante Series. In Canto XXI, Dante and Virgil are greeted by Malecoda ("evil tail"), the leader of demons in the 8th Circle of Fraud. Virgil negotiates with Malecoda to lend them a path to the deeper circle. Malecoda orders a band of demons to escort the poets and navigates them to a false destination.
 
Digital painting made with Clip Studio Paint. Digital painting made with Clip Studio Paint. Printed on heavy cover stock with satin finish. All edges are trimmed.