The Seven Deadly Sins, anonymous, 1540 - 1567, Devil figure composed of body parts of various animals, personifying the seven deadly sins. Standing in a niche. The lion's head symbolizes Pride, the dragon's eyes represent Wrath, the absence of the right hand represents Avarice, and the hindquarters of a boar represent Unchastfulness. On either side of the head the text: Figura de septe peccatis mortalibus. The way the monster is represented goes back in part to a poem by Hans Sachs: 'Der Eygennutz, das Grewlich Thier', 1535. Below text in Dutch in three columns., print maker: anonymous

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