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James Ensor — The Seven Deadly Sins
James Ensor

The Seven Deadly Sins

1902

Part of Ensor's moralizing series, this etching combines medieval allegory with his characteristic grotesque imagery to create a darkly satirical commentary on human vice.

Medium
etching

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James Ensor, The Seven Deadly Sins, 1902

Part of Ensor's moralizing series, this etching combines medieval allegory with his characteristic grotesque imagery to create a darkly satirical commentary on human vice.

Medium
etching
Year
1902
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Dark, Etching, Allegorical, Symbolism, Modern, Belgian, Vice

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Sebastián Naranjo