A medieval sorceress gazes at an enchanted glass flask

By @chris70 · Oct 2, 2026

13 likes · 17 comments

#30 out of 57 ...and once again, some of the top-ten rankings feel like a bad joke 😂

Entry in the City in a Bottle challenge.

About this image

Rich baroque-style dark fantasy artwork depicts a solemn robed woman leaning over a candlelit arcane workspace, holding a giant ornate glass bottle containing a sunlit gothic castle atop a rocky waterfall cliff. Warm golden candlelight gilds vintage spellbooks, a brass candelabra, and arcane curios scattered across deep red velvet, with wispy magical mist curling from the flask's decorative gold stopper. The mood is quiet, mystical, and atmospheric with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting.

Comments (17)

@DavidP · Oct 4, 2026
Great image, love the bottle and way she holds it. Yeah, always some that make me wonder about the voters. But am over fussing about it now.
@panos · Oct 2, 2026
I would CERTAINLY have it as one of the strogest contenders - at the least
@charlypalermo · Oct 2, 2026
Hahaha, I agree! I voted for this one, it's wonderful! There's a reward for that
@chris70 · Oct 2, 2026
Strange, isn't it? 🤷 I actually fully expected to take first place 😂
@panos · Oct 2, 2026
OK... THIS is ...30th? Seriously?