Antares, like Mars, attracts Warriors. The Star is also associated with the destruction of mythical Atlantis. I painted it as Azaes, its last defender, might have perceived her in his dreams.

The original oil painting was digitised at high resolution, true to the original (2866 x 3603 px).

Azae's last battle, a poem for the painting

I know of a light called Splendour,
More beautiful than a million horses in a gallop,
She casts fiery, ruby rays
Thanks to her I was a sword in hand
a shield in battle, I became immortal
I am Azaes, defender of the city of Atlantis,
Tomorrow I will face the battle, the purifying furnace will flare,
Beasts of a hundred heads will blaze like trees.
When I am victorious, I will kneel and thrust my blade into the Earth.
With a golden shield I will cross sixty rivers.
I will throw a purple cloak over Her shoulders,
I will adorn her bosom with captured jewels,
Oh, almighty, all-powerful is Antares
Ketas, like the heavens and the earth, tremble before her.