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This picture is after a drawing by Michelangelo in the Princes Gate collection (London, Courtauld Institute).
The scenes in the background represent six of the Deadly Sins, but no contemporary explanation of the allegory has survived.
The scenes in the background represent six of the Deadly Sins, but no contemporary explanation of the allegory has survived.
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN