The Seven Deadly Sins by Pieter van der Heyden

The seven deadly sins or capital vices, characteristic of the human condition and listed by St. Gregory the Great (540-604), are a truthful code of conduct. In a community, human beings must behave so that they accept the other as their equal and not as a 'medium' or object. Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca. 1525-1569) represents the seven deadly sins in his prints.

Os sete pecados ou vícios capitais, característicos da condição humana, elencados por São Gregório Magno (540-604), são verdadeiro código de conduta. Em comunidade os seres humanos devem comportar-se de modo a aceitar os outros como alguém igual a si e não como um 'meio' ou objeto. Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572), baseando-se em Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569), representa-os nas suas gravuras.

Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569)-'sloth (desidia)'-engraving-1558   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569)-'greed (avaritia)'-engraving-1558   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569)-'envy (invidia)'-engraving-1558   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569)-'anger (ira)'-engraving-1558   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569)-'lust (luxuria)'-engraving-1558   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569)-'gluttony (gula)'-engraving-1558   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pieter van der Heyden (1530-1572) after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1525-1569)-'pride (superbia)'-engraving-1558   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art