Muad'dib's Throne room by MarcSimonetti

Interior illustration made for "Dune Messiah" by Frank Herbert for Centipede Press

Daily Deviation

Given 2016-11-28

The majestic spaciousness and sumptuous tessellating ornamentation of Muad'hib Throne room by MarcSimonetti provides for an exceptionally awe-inspiring sight! ( Suggested by psoty and Featured by cosmicbound )

a-solitary-sycamore Featured By Owner Jul 22, 2018

This is soooooo beautiful. I love the vibrant colours, and the reflection, and the composition, and the detail ... wow

mhoonruk Featured By Owner Jul 8, 2018

Stunning

SkechMaster22 Featured By Owner Mar 14, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Damn... Just Damn!!!

Spankcindy Featured By Owner Jan 8, 2018

Absolutely fantastic! Even my imagination couldn't encompass the enormity of that throne room.
Outstanding!

Spankcindy Featured By Owner Jan 8, 2018

Absolutely fantastic! Even my imagination couldn't encompass the vastness of the throne room the way this picture does. Outstanding!

doolhoofd Featured By Owner Dec 26, 2017

FFS, someone put a TV and a Playstation in there.
And maybe a decorative elephant or two.
Bitches love decorative elephants.

Zahgatu Featured By Owner Sep 25, 2017

"I'm an old woman, why should I walk so long?" says the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam.

AeneanX Featured By Owner Sep 25, 2017 Student Traditional Artist

Wow the atmosphere is awesome i just love it

oh and I saw it on pinterest

zJoriz Featured By Owner Sep 12, 2017

Wow, what a scene! Great piece.

ucumari Featured By Owner Aug 16, 2017

Muad'dib before whom everyone is small

Muad'dib ante quien todo el mundo es pequeño

517In8mOq5cR61k Featured By Owner Aug 8, 2017

Now this looks like a Galactic Emporor's throne room.

Tar-Minastir Featured By Owner Jul 6, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Imagine what it would be like if it were the God-Emperor Leto II who was in that throne room instead of Paul.

BladeMaster667 Featured By Owner May 13, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Dark souls boss room

jopp326 Featured By Owner Apr 19, 2017

I would love to buy print of this! It's breathtaking.

RusReality Featured By Owner Feb 23, 2017

Великолепная работа, звание ДД присвоено заслуженно несомненно.
Этот масштаб вообще тяжело было вообразить и передать всё величие этого тронного зала!

JaimeHope Featured By Owner Feb 12, 2017

I really hope that Denis Villeneuve looks at your artwork when he starts work on his version of Dune...

stevenoirproduction Featured By Owner Jan 22, 2017

So it is here that Paul is given, and first lays eyes on, the ghola of Duncan Idaho, possibly my favorite character in the Duniverse. Epic, mythic-scaled. As it should be. Bravo.
(I need to locate this edition!)

SteventheThorn Featured By Owner Jan 10, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Stunning.

moominhexe Featured By Owner Jan 3, 2017 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Beautiful. Imagine cleaning that floor. :D (Big Grin)

I love this.

shoutsandwhispers Featured By Owner Dec 18, 2016

Congratulations! Beautiful work

philippeL Featured By Owner Dec 15, 2016 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

OMG so awesome

siegellack Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2016 Student Digital Artist

All hail The God Emperor! Awesome!!!

zestoneman Featured By Owner Dec 6, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

Amazing work!

dream-seer Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Must be a dream to rollerskate around there

AngelicAdonis Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2016 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wow....

Kazwako Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2016

EPIC. The feeling of scale this gives off. makes me feel small.

vanBlood Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2016

Epic is an understatement

Lilliwhite Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2016

It is so overwhelming and beautiful.

SpaceMarine-007 Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2016

Really nice. Thnaks 4 sharing

Energy-Seed Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2016 General Artist

You truly capture Dune well!
*drooling orgasm....

Outsidian Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2016

subliminals dicks in the background.. you work at disney buddy? just kidding xD loving it. size of that wal and overall design make it look powerfull yet calm.

MarcSimonetti Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2016 Professional Digital Artist

Those are not subliminals at all!

Phallic structures have always been a symbol of strength, and for the emperor of the whole universe it had to be quite obvious... It had to express "man power" to all civilisations. plus it was a logic assembly of the traditional antic egyptians and greek columns and the dome roofs from the oriental architecture.

Didn't get the disney ref, though...

Thanks

And by the way I went for the female symbols too for the Temple of Alia, but no one got the ref this time

Outsidian Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2016

Is it rooftop twin obelisk imitating curvy woman legs upsuide down, vagina like balcony bottom or fleshy overal details? But ill admit i didnt get it at first glance. Theyre not as striking as on this one due to theyre smaller size. Cool overal concept with the whole architecture. Looks like aztec tample on steroids

or hindu table cause complex carvings rings a bell but im not that good with architecture so i make no claims

I used to do alot of research when i was making comics or characters or just draw. and usualy use just 10% of what i gather but i needed those 100% of research to craft!(now im more likely passive watcher) I say it cause i Adimre the fact that you put there those nugets, that something more to your craft. Thats awesome.

OH and theres disney conspirancy that theyre put subliminal sex themes in children movies

You reminded me of those.

ok you intrigued me gotta browse your gallery. Keep that Amazing work flowing

moxn Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Amazing work, but it should be be Muad'dib's throne room, not "Muad'hib"

MarcSimonetti Featured By Owner Dec 2, 2016 Professional Digital Artist

Thanks, I'm correcting this

Uki1995 Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2016

Beautiful.

vanVoltaire Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

Love Frank Herbert's books. Awesome piece

FrostTLU Featured By Owner Dec 1, 2016

When saw this for the first time it made me think of the majestic - almost godlike - impression of Herbert's Dune universe. The composition, colors, light, textures and use of perspective invokes a feeling of arcane and monolithic power that demands submission and subordinance.
The Dune series is one of my absolute favourite works of literature and I must say that your illustration is one of the best dune-related works of art I've seen so far.

In short: I can do nothing else than love it. You did a perfect job with this.