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The Garden of Earthly Delights
"The Garden of Earthly Delights" is the modern title given to a triptych oil painting on oak panel painted by the Early Netherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch between 1490 and 1510, when Bosch was between 40 and 60 years old. It has been housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid since 1939.
The triptych is a complex and enigmatic work that has been interpreted in many different ways throughout history. The left panel depicts God presenting Eve to Adam in the Garden of Eden, the central panel shows a broad landscape filled with nude figures engaged in various pleasure-seeking activities, and the right panel presents a terrifying vision of Hell.
Scholars have debated whether the central panel represents a paradise lost, a warning against lust, or an alchemical allegory. The painting's extraordinary detail and surreal imagery have fascinated viewers for centuries and influenced many modern surrealists including Salvador Dalí.
The triptych is a complex and enigmatic work that has been interpreted in many different ways throughout history. The left panel depicts God presenting Eve to Adam in the Garden of Eden, the central panel shows a broad landscape filled with nude figures engaged in various pleasure-seeking activities, and the right panel presents a terrifying vision of Hell.
Scholars have debated whether the central panel represents a paradise lost, a warning against lust, or an alchemical allegory. The painting's extraordinary detail and surreal imagery have fascinated viewers for centuries and influenced many modern surrealists including Salvador Dalí.
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