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35: Hieronymus Bosch • The Hell Panel (The Garden of Earthly Delights Part II)

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Hieronymous Bosch, Fisher Rides

Art historian Stefan Fisher connects the symbolism of this confusing scene to a specific subject matter, often seen in the art of the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. There are Dutch artworks from this time period that show strikingly similar symbols to the ones Bosch is using here. The naked woman with the dice on her head is identified as a prostitute, by the candle and the jug in her hand; she clearly also belongs to the milieu of the shady tavern. A body contaminated by sin excluded a person from receiving the Eucharist.

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