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About the picture itself: firstly, I love the composition. Moons, chapel of Julianos, the statue (I don't recall it from the game though, is it Dibella?) and the main character himself.
Now, the strongest, most striking thing about this picture, is the contrast between monumental chapel and statue, and the grotesque dying elf, that just got shot in the neck. His posture is not a heroic death in any way, like often depicted elswhere. Instead, we're presented with a spazm, unnaturally bent head and torch just yet fallen and hitting the ground. This "still life" element gives a lot of dynamics to the scene.
I really like the fact, that the dealer of this death is not found in the picture. First of all, it implies in a great way how anonymous and different TES main characters are. Secondly it makes it simply more interesting. Gives it some mistery, an area for thinking (while often these days everything is given to us right away, leaving no doubts).
The statue's posture and look suggests mercy (and that is why Dibella was my first shot). It is a bitter irony, a stone cold depiction of merciful goddess, aware witness, but unable to do anything.
And then there is the monumental cathedhral, edgy and dour, for me somehow representing justice, but I guess that might be an overinterpretation.
It's a very artistic, inspiring piece, not that often found amongst FanArts. Only fault I could find is that during rain the moons shouldn't be that visible, but that's just a tiny detail. Overall, the piece is great, I wish more people (including me) would put so much thought to their works.
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