id. Pieter Brueghel: The Seven Deadly Sins

The list of the deadly sins has been taken to the Katekism at the 6th century by Pope Gregory. This time Sadness was in the list, but later they changed to Sloth. The most serius was Pride, and the less was Lust. id. Pieter Brueghel's series has been etched by Hieronymus Cock.



Pride (Superbia), 1558


Greed (Avaritia), 1557
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Quis metus aut pudor est unquam properantis avari.



Gluttony (Gula), 1558
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Ebrietas est vitanda ingluviesque ciborum.



Wrath (Ira), 1558
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Ora tument ira nigrescunt sanguine venæ.



Sloth (Desidia), 1558
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Segnities robur frangit longa ocia nervos.

Envy (Invidia), 1558 körül
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Invidia horrendum monstrum saeuissima pestis.


Lust (Luxuria), 1558 c.
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Luxuria eneruat vires effoeminat artus.






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