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Hieronymus Bosch

Garden of Earthly Delights, central panel detail 7

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Hieronymus Bosch (Jeroen van Aken, ca 1450-1516), The Garden of Earthly Delights, triptych (ca 1500), central panel detail 7.
(Source: en.wikipedia.org)

The carnal life is alluded to in metaphorical and symbolic terms, for instance strawberries that figure prominently in the landscape, symbolizing here the fleeting nature of fleshly pleasure. Among other metaphors, hollow fruits and fruit peelings into which some of the couples have crept, are erotic symbols inspired by popular sayings and slang expressions of Bosch’s time.


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