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Federico Zuccaro - The Punishments

"The punishment of the proud, study for Florence Cathedral; naked men and women descending into hell, with a three-headed winged monster devouring naked bodies, surrounded by other demonic figures, with a skeletal figure to l Pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolour, over black chalk, with a strip of paper conjoined."


"The punishment of the Lustful, study for Florence Cathedral; naked men and women descending into hell, having their genitalia tortured by demonic figures with flaming pokers Pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolour, with a strip of paper conjoined."



"The punishment of the Avaricious , study for Florence Cathedral; naked men and women descending into hell, being tortured by demonic figures, including a man pinned down with a pitchfork, and a woman with a money-bag tied around her neck Pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolour, over black chalk, with a strip of paper conjoined."


"The Punishment of the Furious, study for a fresco; nude figures being tortured, serpents between and a many-headed serpent at r, two winged figures above supporting a book, a devilish figure with a pitchfork at left and a skeletal figure seated beside him Pen and brown ink, with grey-brown wash and watercolour, over red chalk and graphite, on three sheets conjoined."

All works are dated between 1557 - 1609. Descriptions were quoted from the British Museum online gallery. I noticed the following description for another work from this series to which there isn't any imagery available for..."The Punishment of the Slothful, study for a fresco; with tumbling male figures being forced down into the inferno with pitchforks, a bear attacking a figure at left and two horned figures supporting a book above Pen and brown ink, with grey-brown wash and red chalk, over graphite, on three sheets conjoined."