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Avarice (Avaritia), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

  • Title: Avarice (Avaritia), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins
  • Creator: Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels)
  • External Link: See this object at www.metmuseum.org
  • Medium: Engraving; first state of two
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/8 x 11 11/16 in. (22.5 x 29.7 cm)
  • Date: 1558
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Classification: Prints, Engraving
  • Artist Role: Artist, Publisher
  • Artist Details: Pieter van der Heyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1525–1569), Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510–1570 Antwerp)
  • Accession Number: 18.55.21
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