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Gluttony

painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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  • Skulls depicting and explaining the seven deadly sins.
    gluttony

    In Gula (Gluttony), gluttony is depicted in a nightmarish scene that includes a woman guzzling from a pitcher while sitting atop a pig as demons and nude women around her eat and drink to excess. The drawing also shows figures vomiting or being force-fed.

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    In Gula (Gluttony), gluttony is depicted in a nightmarish scene that includes a woman guzzling from a pitcher while sitting atop a pig as demons and nude women around her eat and drink to excess. The drawing also shows figures vomiting or being force-fed.

    Read More