Artist Creates Dante Inspired Lego Masterpiece

Mihai Marius Mihu is a Romanian artist and, quite possibly, a big fan of Lego.

They spent seven months on a Lego masterpiece inspired by the nine circles of hell from Dante’s Divine Comedy. It is not a true recreation of what is described in the book but rather an artist’s impression of their interpretation- and who can argue with that? The artist used almost 40,000 Lego bricks to complete the nine circles!

Check them out below!

“I didn’t read the Divine Comedy, only the small descriptions of the circles I found on the websites. I didn’t want to be much influenced by the original descriptions because I wanted to give a whole new fresh approach for each circle. I thought more about the significance of titles and from then on it was only my imagination.”

~Mihai Mihu, artist~

Limbo “A place of monotony, here the souls are punished to wander in restless existence while they moan helplessly in echoes between the ruins of a temple.”

Lust “Surrounded by erotic representations, those overcome by lust are forced to watch and experience disgusting things, ultimately being condemned to drown in the menstrual river.”

Gluttony “The circle itself is a living abomination, a hellish digestive system revealing horrific faces with mouths ready to devour the gluttons over and over for eternity.”

Greed “This pompous place is reserved for the punishment of the greedy ones.”

Anger “In this depressing place the souls are trapped in the swamp, they can’t move and they cannot manifest their frustration which is making them even more angry.”

Heresy “The giant demon watches closely over his fire pit, dwarfing the damned that are dragging the new arrivals in the boiling lava. Those who committed the greatest sins against God are getting a special treatment inside the temple where they are doomed to burn for eternity in the scorching flames.”