The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things (detail)
- Artist
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Date
- c.1500
- Style
- Northern renaissance
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Museo del Prado
'The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things (detail)' is a compelling religious painting from the Northern renaissance period that vividly depicts the moral themes of sin and salvation. Its detailed composition illustrates the seven deadly sins alongside the four last things—death, judgment, heaven, and hell—serving as a moral warning. This work exemplifies the Northern renaissance’s meticulous attention to symbolism and realism, often imbued with a sense of spiritual reflection. As a quintessential example of religious art, it invites viewers to contemplate moral virtues and the consequences of human moral choices.
Related artworks
- Nude by Edvard Munch
- The Сity by Fernand Leger
- Bust of a Young Woman by Amedeo Modigliani
- The Ornans Paper Mill by Gustave Courbet
- Study for the Race of the Barbarian Horses by Théodore Géricault
- Mrs.Richard Skinner by John Singleton Copley
- Madame Charles Simart, born Amélie Baltard by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
- Windmill in the Gein by Piet Mondrian
- From the terrace of his palace David sees bathing Bathsheba (II Samuel, XI, 2-3) by Marc Chagall
- Virgin and Child by Giovanni Bellini