
I was watching an episode of The UnXplained with William Shatner on Netflix and there was an episode talking about The Nephilim and other “Monsters of the Bible”. During the episode they briefly flashed this magnificent painting and I just had to share
Artist ~ Giovanni Lanfranco
C. 1619
This island is inhabited by a sea ogre, who although blind captures Lucina and her companions. Norandino, meanwhile, learns from the ogre’s wife that the cannibalistic monster does not eat women. The king manages to penetrate the darkness of the grotto and reveals his plan for escape to his friends: they would cover themselves in smelly fat and put on sheep’s wool and deceive the unsuspecting giant with their disguise. Yet in spite of this clever plan, Lucina fails to escape: recognising her by touch at the edge of the cave, the monster grabs her, takes her back to the depths of the prison and chains her to a rock.