Cerberus at Eclipse: An Oil Painting

An imposing oil painting of Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the underworld, standing on jagged basalt cliffs as a solar eclipse unfolds above. Rendered in lush old-master oil with thick impasto and layered glaze, the scene uses dramatic chiaroscuro to illuminate Cerberus's three snarling heads with glowing amber eyes. The sky is a turbulent mix of midnight blues and gunmetal grays, pierced by a pale corona around the eclipsed sun. A faint halo glows behind the beast, while a crumbling archaic gate looms in the shadowy background. The mood is mythic, ominous, and epic, reminiscent of Rembrandt or Caravaggio with meticulous texture and weighty brushwork.