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“But the works for which he is best remembered are his panel paintings and specifically his triptychs.”
“And as such, rather than being limited to Biblical subject matter, it includes images of everyday humans on Earth—although the Earth that Bosch presents on the huge central panel could not be further from the real world.”
“Merrymakers sit on its top, including a canoodling couple and a trio enjoying some music.”
“In his paintings, the Netherlandish artist used humor and fantasy to draw his viewers into a bizarre and tempting, yet dangerous, world, before admonishing them for viewing his scenes of pleasure and revelry with anything other than condemnation.”
“The painting, and Bosch’s art in general, has been delighting, troubling, amusing and puzzling viewers ever since.”
“On the right wing, we are presented with scenes of torture and destruction in hell.”
“In the Haywain , the hay is a symbol for earthly goods, which are all essentially transient (hay will soon wither away) but which humans nevertheless clamor to grab, leading to all manner of bad behavior.”
“She is currently the curator of modern and contemporary prints at the British Museum and has previously worked at the National Portrait Gallery, London and Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery.”
“Bosch also made other paintings for St.”
“Beneath, members of the lower social classes pluck at the hay, jostling and tumbling as they try to get close, while a group of aristocrats follow on horses behind.”
“By the 1490s, however, Bosch’s paintings had become notably unconventional in their subject matter and were populated by the kind of weird and fantastical creatures and imagery that filled the inner panels of The Garden of Earthly Delights .”
“The many owls that appear in his works, including The Garden of Earthly Delights , are to remind his viewers that they are always being watched and should behave accordingly.”
“Compared to his later work, however, the scenes are relatively conventional.”
“The Garden of Earthly Delights was probably commissioned by the aristocratic Engelbert II, Count of Nassau (1451-1504) for his palace of Coudenberg in Brussels between about 1495 and 1504.”
“Bosch was innovative in painting triptychs in which the exterior image was intended to be read alongside the images inside, and in his integration of religious imagery with scenes of life on Earth.”
“Indications for how to process this central scene can be found on the side panels, which follow the same visual language but are more overtly religious in their subject matter.”
“Connections among the other sworn members are also likely to have spread the word about his skills and unique style, leading to the sale of his work to some high-profile patrons.”
“The image carries a moralizing message, warning against the various temptations that might lead to a less-than-virtuous life.”