Laura JG on Spoutible

The weird, wonderful imagination of Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Detail, central panel, The Garden of Earthly Delights Triptych, grisaille, oil on panel, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. “a Paradise that deceives the senses, a false Paradise given over to the sin of lust.” #arthistory #Art

From the website: “In the centre panel, from which the triptych derives its name, Bosch included a large number of naked human figures, with the exception of the pair at the lower right, who are usually identified as Adam and Eve after the Expulsion from Paradise. Men and women, both black and white, are generally seen in groups or pairs, maintaining amorous relations with a powerful erotic charge that refers to the panel’s pre-eminent theme, the sin of lust. The animals, both real and imaginary, are much larger than their proper scale. Among them, Bosch particularly emphasizes two different types of owl that evoke evil. Staring straight out, they direct their disturbing gazes at the viewer at the two lateral edges of the panel, slightly set back from the immediate foreground. Also present are plants and fruit, which are again much larger than their scale dimensions. The entire composition is dotted with pieces of red fruit that contrast with other large and small blue ones, these bein...

02:03 PM - Apr 05, 2024 (Edited)

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