There is no base to the image of torture, or whether the man is being tortured at all. The chain at his neck extends lazily into the couple behind him, and that is the sole thing that binds him to the fantasy-like rest of the picture.
Everyone has said this, BUT OH GOD THE COLOURS! Amazing. I love how the armour helmets are giant claws and the feathers and the electric blue blood! ajebflabkighnd.