EROS - THE 7 DEADLY SINS

Numbered bronzes with chemical patina

The origin of the seven deadly sins was finalized at the beginning of the 13th century by the religious Thomas Aquinas who definitively listed them at seven in number.
Previously, the monk Evagrius Ponticus (400 AD) identified eight passions or evil thoughts... and, for Pope Gregory the
Great (600 AD), it was the number 7!


Gluttony - Gourmandise
 
(Pleasure not necessary)


Phallus installed in a bed overflowing with sweets and pastries. Long-established cellulite makes him obese because he greedily devours all fatty or sugary foods.



The Sloth
 
(Neglect of one's duties for the sake of rest)

Phallus comfortably installed in a chaise longue, betraying its languor with one testicle placed comfortably under a cashmere blanket and the other falling gracefully and softly to the side...


The Lust - The Lust

(Obsessive pursuit of sexual pleasures)

A masked phallus is located in the middle of intertwined and naked bodies. This erotic composition reveals a scene of libertinage.


The Envy - The Envy

(Covetousness of another's property)

This old phallus is embittered by the youth, fortune and beauty of his companion. This desire provokes in him a dull criminal thought where the fury legitimized by a deep degree of repressed disgust beats...


The Pride

(Over-esteem of oneself)

This phallus is personified as a Grandee of Spain... his testicles rest on a ceremonial cushion and his head carriage is proud. He ignores and despises his surroundings.


Avarice - The Wrath

(Obsessive accumulation of wealth)

Collecting gold coins and banknotes, this phallus also has a sex with a hooked hand, giving it speed and dexterity to count its insatiable greed.


Exhibited at the Museum of Eroticism in Paris
Exhibited at: Erotic Museum – Paris

Chapon Foundry - Paris