Silenus
Cleveland Museum of Art

Silenus

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652) · 1628

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CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Corpulent bodies were often used in early modern art to symbolize laziness, overindulgence, and moral corruption.

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