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Detail from "La Charette de foi, allegorie (vanite du monde, peches capitaux)" c. 1598 - Atelier de Gillis Mostaert (1534-1598) - Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

Note: This individual (perhaps an "alcoholist") appears to be jaundiced and have fluid in the abdomen (Ascites). This may be an illustration of the consequences of liver cirrhosis (a degeneration of hepatic cells causing fibrosis) that can follow hepatitis as well as other inflammatory events induced by chronic abuse of alcohol. This painting is about vices which supports that this "malady" or patient is an alcoholic.

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