Anatomy of Sin, III Gluttony

This collection draws on illustrations in old books on anatomy, botany and zoology in order to make a dissection of the symbols that tradition has associated from time immemorial with the seven deadly sins. Lust, sloth, gluttony, anger, envy, greed and pride are treated in the Bible and Dante's Divine Comedy as a recurring theme, whilst they are also referred to by Medieval and Renaissance writers alike, pairing a demon with each particular sin, and even an element of alchemy.

A person with an over-sized gut and the presence of Beelzebub, the lord of the flies and the demon of gluttony, through a fly resting on the stomach. A crown of vine leaves provides the finishing touch to the head of this slave to excessive eating and drinking, representing Bacchus, the god devoted to earthly pleasures.

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