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Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins

Pieter van der Heyden

Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins

Pieter van der Heyden
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Period

Renaissance

Theme

Daily Life

Medium

Engraving

Current Location

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Story

Anger (Ira), from the series The Seven Deadly Sins by Pieter van der Heyden.

Rogers Fund, 1918.

“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”

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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.