Art Gallery ( Final Fantasy VIII ) The Art Gallery is a room in Ultimecia Castle , the final dungeon of " Final Fantasy VIII " . Located on the castle ' s second floor , nestled between the two east stairway halls , the gallery consists of two levels of wall to wall portrait and landscape artworks . Each artwork is named in Latin , with the dominant landscape art piece ( numbered 13 in this list ) remaining unnamed until the player solves a puzzle involving the names of the other artworks and the clock - face on the floor . Once the puzzle is solved the room ' s assigned guardian , Trauma , will arise to attack the party . Quests . Puzzle . The gallery ' s floor has a picture of a clock with hands pointing to VIII , IV , and VI . The values refer to paintings with those particular letters : VIII for " Vividarium " , IV for " Intervigilium " , and VI is " Viator " . The player must enter the three titles in that order . This is supposed to be Latin for " In the Garden Sleeps a Messenger " , but many of the pictures ' names are Greek , falsely spelled or made up . In the Italian version of the game , the Latin title is correctly translated as " The Garden , The Sleep , The Messenger " . Artworks . 1 . IGNUS ( Fire ) . Set beneath the moon the barren landscape of Ignus is encased in a sea of flame that threatens to envelope the lunar observer . " Ignis " is a Latin word that means " fire " . " Ignus " is a variation of the word , as is meant to be used as a given name . 2 . INANDANTIA ( Flood ) . Inandantia depicts a large cascade of water flowing down a mountainside towards the foreground where the water is seen to be flooding amongst the rocks . The word " inandantia " is similar to the Latin word " inundatio " , which means " flood " . The reason for the variation is unknown . 3 . IUDICIUM ( Judgement ) . The Iudicium depicts what appears to be a winged demon kneeling in a shallow pool of water with ripples emanating outwards from it and bones littered around it . In front of the demon ' s dead gaze is a gorge , filled with the dead who are trying to claw their way out . The painting hints that the winged demon is judging who will leave and who will not . " Iudicium " is a Medieval Latin word that means " judgement " . 4 . INTERVIGILIUM ( Sleep ) . Intervigilium features a white , rotund subject lying in presumed slumber on a green hill ; its back resting against the trunk of a portly tree . " Intervigilium " is a Medieval Latin word that means " nap " . It means literally " between awakeness " . 5 . VENUS ( Love ) . An interpretation of an emotion depicted on canvas , Venus is an explosion of vibrant pinks and reds ; akin to a supernova . The focal point of which deriving from the lower left of the art to extend to all four corners of the canvas . " Venus " is the Latin goddess of Love . 6 . VIATOR ( Messenger ) . Viator contains a bird , flying in the sky above a massive city . The bird itself is carrying something , perhaps a message to be delivered to some unknown recipient . " Viator " is a Latin word that describes " a traveler , a wayfarer , a messenger " . 7 . VIGIL ( Watchman ) . The Vigil ; three cloaked men wander a corridor . The darkness lit only by the light of the lanterns they carry . " Vigil " is a Latin word that means " watchman " . The chiaroscuro lighting and the style of clothing depicted is reminiscent of Rembrandt ' s famous painting " " . 8 . VIVIDARIUM ( Garden ) . A painting of a garden landscape , the Vividarium depicts a green hedge maze contoured by pink flowers , greens trees and a prominent fountain . In the background a castle or mansion can be seen overlooking the scape . The word " Vividarium " is similar to the Latin word " Viridarium " , which describes a Roman Garden . It is related to the word " Viridis " , " green " . 9 . INAUDAX ( Cowardice ) . In Inaudax , a group of humans are being attacked by a series of demons as a lone man prostrates himself , arms over his head in fear as his friends are slaughtered . " Inaudax " is a Latin word which means " fearful , timid " . It means literally " un - bold " . 10 . XYSTUS ( Tree - lined Road ) . The Xystus , is a tree - lined path cuts through a garden of grass and hedges . A rider , atop a chocobo , travels down the path . " Xystus " is a Latin word that denotes " a walk planted with trees " . 11 . XERAMPELINAE ( Red Clothes ) . The Xerampelinae is a portrait of a young woman in a red gown . An intricate gold hairpiece dons her head as she seems to smile at the viewer . " Xerampelinae " is a Latin word that describes " dark red garments " . 12 . XIPHIAS ( Swordfish ) . Xiphias depicts a life painting of a green swordfish , emphasized by a yellow aura in front of a blue background , bordered by a faded brown shade . " Xiphias " is the Latin word for " swordfish " . 13 . VIVIDARIUM ET INTERVIGILIUM ET VIATOR ( In the Garden Sleeps a Messenger ) . The largest landscape artwork in the gallery , the Vividarium et Intervigilium et Viator maintains a prominent position in the room . Depicting a landscaped beach of gardens and white pillars the architecture hints at a Centra locale , although it is unclear whether it is fictional or based on an actual location in Ultimecia ’ s time ; if the latter is true than it may in part explain the artwork ' s prominent position . The phrase contains words that are meaningful individually , yet as a whole are technically meaningless .