Some of Frazetta's best work was for the Edgar Rice Burroughs Pellucidar series. That lush subterranean wonderworld was an ideal location for Frazetta's inclinations and imagination.
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Nowhere is that better captured than in this classic image of a Mahar tempting Dian, seizing control of her mind. It's a gorgeous image of a truly repulsive act, and Frazetta captures the essence of it beautifully.
Here is a color study found here for that scene which makes the event even more evocative.
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And here is a a black and white image which displays the same scene. The Mahars were maybe ERB's scariest creations in many ways, and it shows here.
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