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A man harrassed by personifications of greed, guilt, credulity, jealousy, sadness and pride. Engraving by P. Galle, ca 1563.

Sin of vanity, temptation by personal ornament. From a manuscript in the British Museum, Royal 19ci, Folio 204.

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A man harrassed by personifications of greed, guilt, credulity, jealousy, sadness and pride. Engraving by P. Galle, ca 1563.

Sin of vanity, temptation by personal ornament. From a manuscript in the British Museum, Royal 19ci, Folio 204.