Lust

Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicted the sin of Lust as part of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins. The drawing shows fantastical creatures and human folly in Bruegel's characteristic style, combining moralizing messages with darkly comic imagery. Bizarre figures engage in lustful behavior amid a nightmarish landscape.

Bruegel's prints of the Seven Deadly Sins drew on the tradition of Hieronymus Bosch, whom he studied closely. These moralizing images were popular in Northern Renaissance culture. This work hangs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.