Katholieken geven zich over aan gulzigheid en wellust 1681

Here is the audio guide script for the artwork provided: William Loggan's print presents a densely populated scene rendered in detailed lines that create a tableau of excess and moral decay. The composition is structured around a banquet table laden with food and figures, an arrangement designed to shock the viewer. The use of line is particularly striking, with the artist utilizing it to define the debauched figures and the elaborate setting. This complexity of line and form invites a semiotic reading where the visual elements function as signs. The abundance of food, the lascivious interactions, and the presence of clerical figures all serve to critique the Catholic Church. Loggan seems to be engaging in a form of visual rhetoric, using the language of the image to make a pointed argument about corruption. Notice the inscription at the base of the image, 'SIC ITUR AD ASTRA, SCILICET', which translates to 'Thus one goes to the stars, indeed', implying that the path to heaven is not through the church's practices, thus challenging religious authority.