Gluttony is characterized by the pressing need of human beings to consume food and drink excessively. Some Christian denominations consider it one of the seven deadly sins.
A gula caracteriza-se por uma necessidade imperiosa de ingestão de excesso de comida e bebida por parte dos seres humanos. Algumas denominações cristãs consideram-na um dos sete pecados mortais.
Jacques le Grant (15th century)-'gluttony and abstinence'-miniature Chantilly-Musée Condé (Le livre des bonnes moeurs, Ms 297/1338, fol. 11)
Pieter Brueghel the elder (ca 1530-1568)-'gluttony'-engraving-(1556-1557) London-British Museum
Gustav Klimt (1862-1916)-'unchastity, lust and gluttony'-casein paint on plaster Wien-Österreichschiche Galerie Belvedere
Hieronymus Bosch (ca 1450-1516)-'allegory of gluttony'-oil on panel-(1488-1510) New Haven-Yale University Gallery
James Sidney Edouard, baron Ensor (1860-1949)-'gluttony'
