A unique picture of good and evil in the time of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and today.

What is right and what is wrong?

Expect an exhibition on Pride, Sloth, Gluttony, Envy, Anger, Lust and Greed. Truly Wicked: The Seven Deadly Sins visualised is possible thanks to the generous donation of over 80 diverse works of art by more than 20 national and international lenders. With this exhibition, the Bonnefanten shows a unique picture of good and evil in art from the long sixteenth century (c. 1480- 1620).

The Seven Deadly Sins

Central to this exhibition is the renowned print series after Pieter Bruegel the Elder in which evil is depicted: The Seven Deadly Sins from 1558. Around this print series we show the precursors and sources of inspiration, works by contemporaries and imitators depicting the same themes. From cheap consumer art to precious collector's pieces.

What did sin look like in the 1600's and how does it compare to sin in our current time?

Thanks to

This exhibition is created with support from: Turing Foundation, Mondriaan Fund, VSBfonds, het Cultuurfonds (The Prins Fonds), The Phoebus Foundation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gravin van Bylandt Stichting, Ennatuurlijk, ERCO.

Bonnefanten is subsidised by The Province of Limburg, the Ministery of Education, Culture and Science and the VriendenLoterij.

Header: Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel I, Lust / Luxuria, 1558, engraving, 226 x 295 mm. Collection Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Donation of P.C. van Kerckhoff, Den Haag, inv. nr. RP-P-1887-A-12307. Photo Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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