The Fallen Angel of Gluttony

This is the sixth entry in a series of seven photo-manipulated graphics I created a while back that I called "The Fallen Angels of Sin." The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings, though they are more emphasized within Roman Catholicism. Behaviors or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities. Gluttony (gula in Latin) is the overindulgence and overconsumption of anything to the point of waste. The word derives from the Latin "gluttire," meaning "to gulp down or swallow," but the sin is not limited to the overindulgence in food. One reason for its condemnation is that gorging by the prosperous may leave the needy to do without. In the third circle of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)'s fictional Hell, the gluttonous wallow in a vile, putrid slush produced by a ceaseless, foul, icy rain referred to as "a great storm of putrefaction" as a fitting punishment for subjecting their reason to a voracious appetite. I chose to illustrate my 'Seven Deadly Sins' series by selecting stock photos of beautiful women wearing stunning formal dresses because I felt that the beauty of both the women and the gowns could serve as an allegory illustrating the fact that sin always appears to be deceptively wonderful, beautiful, or fun on the outside, but rots the soul once it has been indulged in. This artwork was created using stock photos that I purchased from Adobe Stock and downloaded with permission from various stock artists on deviantART. I have since left that site in favor of this one.