The Seven Deadly Sins

by Georg Pencz

$14,500 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

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“Georg Pencz, without equal in the art of drawing.”-This posthumous praise was inscribed on a picture frame in dedication of Georg Pencz circa 1560 RARE SET OF 1541 ENGRAVINGS THAT PIONEERED THE USE OF ANIMALS AND WOMEN TO SYMBOLIZE ALL SEVEN DEADLY SINS. The seven deadly sins have provided creative fodder for a diverse group of artists ranging from Dante’s The Divine Comedy to the Hollywood film

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