"Detail from The Table of the Seven Deadly Sins" Hieronymous van Aeken Bosch (known as Bosco) (1450 - 1516) El Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

One of the earliest known works by Bosch. This work belonged to King Philip II who kept it in his room in the Escorial. The central figure (not shown) is of Christ surrounded by seven scenes depicting the seven deadly sins:

AVARICE (above) or avaricia depicted by a judge accepting a bribe - Bosch knew of avaria, a Spanish term for injury, but did not know how the current US political patronage system injures the electoral process of the representatives of the people - perhaps Bosch could have depicted a President being educated by a lobbyist about how to relax or ignore the rule of law;

The ANGER scene stresses violence and jealousy;

PRIDE is promoted by the Devil holding a mirror;

LUST is shown as two pairs of lovers in a tent;

SLOTH is shown as a sleeping man;

GLUTTONY is depicted as men devouring at a table;

and ENVY is depicted as bones for dogs.