Personificatie van de Hoogmoed - Hovaardigheid - IJdelheid Superbia. NL-HlmNHA 1477 53010748

The figure stands in an elaborate, high-collared gown and jewelry, gazing intently into a hand mirror to represent vanity. She holds a scepter-like fan made of peacock feathers, while a live peacock—a traditional symbol of pride—stands at her feet against a distant landscape with a castle. The engraving uses the dramatic, elongated proportions and intricate linework characteristic of late 16th-century Dutch art.

This work belongs to a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, reflecting the Northern Renaissance focus on moral philosophy and the psychological states that hinder spiritual progress. In the esoteric and Neoplatonic traditions of the time, Pride was viewed as the ultimate 'ego' trap that prevented the soul from achieving true self-knowledge and divine union.