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Since Pride is greatest of capital sins, then Humility is the greatest virtue.
Painter Hieronymus Bosch seems to have painted himself as a rather poor, laughable, wounded figure. He cannot move his legs, he has turned partly into dry wood.
His egg shell torso holds a Bad Inn, w.lowly bagpipes music
Painter Hieronymus Bosch seems to have painted himself as a rather poor, laughable, wounded figure. He cannot move his legs, he has turned partly into dry wood.
His egg shell torso holds a Bad Inn, w.lowly bagpipes music
January 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Since Pride is greatest of capital sins, then Humility is the greatest virtue.
Painter Hieronymus Bosch seems to have painted himself as a rather poor, laughable, wounded figure. He cannot move his legs, he has turned partly into dry wood.
His egg shell torso holds a Bad Inn, w.lowly bagpipes music
Painter Hieronymus Bosch seems to have painted himself as a rather poor, laughable, wounded figure. He cannot move his legs, he has turned partly into dry wood.
His egg shell torso holds a Bad Inn, w.lowly bagpipes music
Although Hieronymus Bosch restrained himself, Love Garden can be seen as a Cockaigne of "sinful life”.
Its likely donor Engelbrecht is known to have led a more than debauched life. In the <Golden Fleece> he was blamed 3X for his dissolute lifestyle.
He was one of the first to die of syphilis…
Its likely donor Engelbrecht is known to have led a more than debauched life. In the <Golden Fleece> he was blamed 3X for his dissolute lifestyle.
He was one of the first to die of syphilis…
January 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Although Hieronymus Bosch restrained himself, Love Garden can be seen as a Cockaigne of "sinful life”.
Its likely donor Engelbrecht is known to have led a more than debauched life. In the <Golden Fleece> he was blamed 3X for his dissolute lifestyle.
He was one of the first to die of syphilis…
Its likely donor Engelbrecht is known to have led a more than debauched life. In the <Golden Fleece> he was blamed 3X for his dissolute lifestyle.
He was one of the first to die of syphilis…
WHY DOES HE CARRY A LADDER?
Presumably the "bird" (=guy) secretly goes to the Bad Inn brothel.
After:
“He comes like a thief in the night."
Biblical expression 1 Thessalonians 5:2; also 2 Peter 3:10.
(Part of the Anthony work -Hieronymus Bosch ~1500AD
At the MNAA museum, Lisbon)
Presumably the "bird" (=guy) secretly goes to the Bad Inn brothel.
After:
“He comes like a thief in the night."
Biblical expression 1 Thessalonians 5:2; also 2 Peter 3:10.
(Part of the Anthony work -Hieronymus Bosch ~1500AD
At the MNAA museum, Lisbon)
January 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
WHY DOES HE CARRY A LADDER?
Presumably the "bird" (=guy) secretly goes to the Bad Inn brothel.
After:
“He comes like a thief in the night."
Biblical expression 1 Thessalonians 5:2; also 2 Peter 3:10.
(Part of the Anthony work -Hieronymus Bosch ~1500AD
At the MNAA museum, Lisbon)
Presumably the "bird" (=guy) secretly goes to the Bad Inn brothel.
After:
“He comes like a thief in the night."
Biblical expression 1 Thessalonians 5:2; also 2 Peter 3:10.
(Part of the Anthony work -Hieronymus Bosch ~1500AD
At the MNAA museum, Lisbon)
Typical AMBIGUOUS SCENE by late medieval/early Renaissance Hieronymus Bosch:
a peaceful farm where people don’t notice what’s going on at the Anthony chapel-
Except possibly a man who was collecting acorns on an Oak tree, when he saw the fire 🔥 and climbed up higher to see better what is happening.
a peaceful farm where people don’t notice what’s going on at the Anthony chapel-
Except possibly a man who was collecting acorns on an Oak tree, when he saw the fire 🔥 and climbed up higher to see better what is happening.
December 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Typical AMBIGUOUS SCENE by late medieval/early Renaissance Hieronymus Bosch:
a peaceful farm where people don’t notice what’s going on at the Anthony chapel-
Except possibly a man who was collecting acorns on an Oak tree, when he saw the fire 🔥 and climbed up higher to see better what is happening.
a peaceful farm where people don’t notice what’s going on at the Anthony chapel-
Except possibly a man who was collecting acorns on an Oak tree, when he saw the fire 🔥 and climbed up higher to see better what is happening.
RED FRUIT
Dr. De Bruyn: In Bosch art, hollow fruit skins never mean much good.
According to Bax it’s Mandrake.
I added a copy from Brussels beneath the Lisbon original, and a part of John Baptist from Museo Lázaro Galdiano.
Mandragora was used as anaestetic, and linked to fertility.
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Dr. De Bruyn: In Bosch art, hollow fruit skins never mean much good.
According to Bax it’s Mandrake.
I added a copy from Brussels beneath the Lisbon original, and a part of John Baptist from Museo Lázaro Galdiano.
Mandragora was used as anaestetic, and linked to fertility.
/+ALT FOR MORE
December 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
RED FRUIT
Dr. De Bruyn: In Bosch art, hollow fruit skins never mean much good.
According to Bax it’s Mandrake.
I added a copy from Brussels beneath the Lisbon original, and a part of John Baptist from Museo Lázaro Galdiano.
Mandragora was used as anaestetic, and linked to fertility.
/+ALT FOR MORE
Dr. De Bruyn: In Bosch art, hollow fruit skins never mean much good.
According to Bax it’s Mandrake.
I added a copy from Brussels beneath the Lisbon original, and a part of John Baptist from Museo Lázaro Galdiano.
Mandragora was used as anaestetic, and linked to fertility.
/+ALT FOR MORE
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December 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Waarom ontbreken de schilderijen (#devotieprenten) aan de muur in het poppenhuis van Petronella Dunois uit ca. 1675 op de tentoonstelling “Thuis in de 17de eeuw”???
Waarom ontbreken de schilderijen (#devotieprenten) aan de muur in het poppenhuis van Petronella Dunois uit ca. 1675 op de tentoonstelling “Thuis in de 17de eeuw”???
December 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hé @rijksmuseum.bsky.social wat is dat nou 😳
Waarom ontbreken de schilderijen (#devotieprenten) aan de muur in het poppenhuis van Petronella Dunois uit ca. 1675 op de tentoonstelling “Thuis in de 17de eeuw”???
Waarom ontbreken de schilderijen (#devotieprenten) aan de muur in het poppenhuis van Petronella Dunois uit ca. 1675 op de tentoonstelling “Thuis in de 17de eeuw”???
SAINT HIERONYMUS (JEROME)
was painter Bosch’s name-giver.
*At LEFT as painted by Hieronymus Bosch himself.
At the MSK Ghent.
*At RIGHT as part of a triptych by the Bosch Studio.
At the MSK Ghent/Groeningemuseum.
Notice the similar somewhat hidden animal skulls.
~1500AD.
was painter Bosch’s name-giver.
*At LEFT as painted by Hieronymus Bosch himself.
At the MSK Ghent.
*At RIGHT as part of a triptych by the Bosch Studio.
At the MSK Ghent/Groeningemuseum.
Notice the similar somewhat hidden animal skulls.
~1500AD.
December 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
SAINT HIERONYMUS (JEROME)
was painter Bosch’s name-giver.
*At LEFT as painted by Hieronymus Bosch himself.
At the MSK Ghent.
*At RIGHT as part of a triptych by the Bosch Studio.
At the MSK Ghent/Groeningemuseum.
Notice the similar somewhat hidden animal skulls.
~1500AD.
was painter Bosch’s name-giver.
*At LEFT as painted by Hieronymus Bosch himself.
At the MSK Ghent.
*At RIGHT as part of a triptych by the Bosch Studio.
At the MSK Ghent/Groeningemuseum.
Notice the similar somewhat hidden animal skulls.
~1500AD.
The INFERNAL LANDSCAPE drawing by Hieronymus Bosch was only recently authenticated as an autograph Bosch work in 2014, by the BRCP.
A juggernaut monster swallows souls drawn in with a net by the wheel in its trap. With boschian elements s.a. human clappers, feet in jugs, huge knife, giant lamp.
A juggernaut monster swallows souls drawn in with a net by the wheel in its trap. With boschian elements s.a. human clappers, feet in jugs, huge knife, giant lamp.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The INFERNAL LANDSCAPE drawing by Hieronymus Bosch was only recently authenticated as an autograph Bosch work in 2014, by the BRCP.
A juggernaut monster swallows souls drawn in with a net by the wheel in its trap. With boschian elements s.a. human clappers, feet in jugs, huge knife, giant lamp.
A juggernaut monster swallows souls drawn in with a net by the wheel in its trap. With boschian elements s.a. human clappers, feet in jugs, huge knife, giant lamp.
The 4 giants of Bosch/Studio’s Last Judgment/Wien are underexposed.
Fischer [edited -C]
*a green one spits fire
*a point-hatted, potbellied’s dots may allude to disease
*one w. a blue sheet [helmet] is pierced
*at left a black-faced one devours [reptiles!].
In any case it's mostly about eating.
Fischer [edited -C]
*a green one spits fire
*a point-hatted, potbellied’s dots may allude to disease
*one w. a blue sheet [helmet] is pierced
*at left a black-faced one devours [reptiles!].
In any case it's mostly about eating.
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The 4 giants of Bosch/Studio’s Last Judgment/Wien are underexposed.
Fischer [edited -C]
*a green one spits fire
*a point-hatted, potbellied’s dots may allude to disease
*one w. a blue sheet [helmet] is pierced
*at left a black-faced one devours [reptiles!].
In any case it's mostly about eating.
Fischer [edited -C]
*a green one spits fire
*a point-hatted, potbellied’s dots may allude to disease
*one w. a blue sheet [helmet] is pierced
*at left a black-faced one devours [reptiles!].
In any case it's mostly about eating.
WHY WAS BOSCH’S GARDEN WORK MADE?
Ideas:
*For a church
*For a wedding
*As moral mirror for princes.
All true:
*It has a religious triptych’s form-
but wouldn’t be appropriate
*it fits in with Henry III’s 1503 wedding
*puzzling & daring details give it away as
CONVERSATION PIECE.
Ideas:
*For a church
*For a wedding
*As moral mirror for princes.
All true:
*It has a religious triptych’s form-
but wouldn’t be appropriate
*it fits in with Henry III’s 1503 wedding
*puzzling & daring details give it away as
CONVERSATION PIECE.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
WHY WAS BOSCH’S GARDEN WORK MADE?
Ideas:
*For a church
*For a wedding
*As moral mirror for princes.
All true:
*It has a religious triptych’s form-
but wouldn’t be appropriate
*it fits in with Henry III’s 1503 wedding
*puzzling & daring details give it away as
CONVERSATION PIECE.
Ideas:
*For a church
*For a wedding
*As moral mirror for princes.
All true:
*It has a religious triptych’s form-
but wouldn’t be appropriate
*it fits in with Henry III’s 1503 wedding
*puzzling & daring details give it away as
CONVERSATION PIECE.
PARALLELS IN ART:
*A swine hunted, in Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry/ December month. By the Limburg bros. ~1410-15.
At Musée Condé, Chantilly France.
*A sinner hunted, on the Afterlife (“Hell”) panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden triptych, ~1500AD.
At the Prado museum, Madrid.
*A swine hunted, in Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry/ December month. By the Limburg bros. ~1410-15.
At Musée Condé, Chantilly France.
*A sinner hunted, on the Afterlife (“Hell”) panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden triptych, ~1500AD.
At the Prado museum, Madrid.
December 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
PARALLELS IN ART:
*A swine hunted, in Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry/ December month. By the Limburg bros. ~1410-15.
At Musée Condé, Chantilly France.
*A sinner hunted, on the Afterlife (“Hell”) panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden triptych, ~1500AD.
At the Prado museum, Madrid.
*A swine hunted, in Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry/ December month. By the Limburg bros. ~1410-15.
At Musée Condé, Chantilly France.
*A sinner hunted, on the Afterlife (“Hell”) panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden triptych, ~1500AD.
At the Prado museum, Madrid.
Dr.L.Scholten (2024) discusses the work shop(s) of the Van Akens including Bosch.
A strong argument for B having an own studio is that Markt 61 of Bosch’s wife is much larger than the family house/shop Markt 29: it has almost 6x more space!
Even without proof, it could easily harbor Bosch’s studio!
A strong argument for B having an own studio is that Markt 61 of Bosch’s wife is much larger than the family house/shop Markt 29: it has almost 6x more space!
Even without proof, it could easily harbor Bosch’s studio!
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Dr.L.Scholten (2024) discusses the work shop(s) of the Van Akens including Bosch.
A strong argument for B having an own studio is that Markt 61 of Bosch’s wife is much larger than the family house/shop Markt 29: it has almost 6x more space!
Even without proof, it could easily harbor Bosch’s studio!
A strong argument for B having an own studio is that Markt 61 of Bosch’s wife is much larger than the family house/shop Markt 29: it has almost 6x more space!
Even without proof, it could easily harbor Bosch’s studio!
Ancient Netherlandish expression:
“Owls breed Owls” 1561-1656.
A.o. in Cats 1618-32.
This would hint likely at Stupidity, although Evil is mostly behind sins.
(Details from the Garden triptych by Hieronymus Bosch.)
“Owls breed Owls” 1561-1656.
A.o. in Cats 1618-32.
This would hint likely at Stupidity, although Evil is mostly behind sins.
(Details from the Garden triptych by Hieronymus Bosch.)
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ancient Netherlandish expression:
“Owls breed Owls” 1561-1656.
A.o. in Cats 1618-32.
This would hint likely at Stupidity, although Evil is mostly behind sins.
(Details from the Garden triptych by Hieronymus Bosch.)
“Owls breed Owls” 1561-1656.
A.o. in Cats 1618-32.
This would hint likely at Stupidity, although Evil is mostly behind sins.
(Details from the Garden triptych by Hieronymus Bosch.)
In search for scenes fit for Purgatory/Hell on the
Last Judgement/Wien of ~1500, Bosch Studio may have encountered a 1496 woodcut by Dürer.
Compare how in the background prisoners are being thrown down against rocks and THORNY BUSHES.
Dürer painted an other version in 1508.
Last Judgement/Wien of ~1500, Bosch Studio may have encountered a 1496 woodcut by Dürer.
Compare how in the background prisoners are being thrown down against rocks and THORNY BUSHES.
Dürer painted an other version in 1508.
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In search for scenes fit for Purgatory/Hell on the
Last Judgement/Wien of ~1500, Bosch Studio may have encountered a 1496 woodcut by Dürer.
Compare how in the background prisoners are being thrown down against rocks and THORNY BUSHES.
Dürer painted an other version in 1508.
Last Judgement/Wien of ~1500, Bosch Studio may have encountered a 1496 woodcut by Dürer.
Compare how in the background prisoners are being thrown down against rocks and THORNY BUSHES.
Dürer painted an other version in 1508.
VERONICA’S LEGEND
started ~13c:
During His carrying of the cross, Veronica gave Christ a sweat cloth. The depiction of His face impression became popular.
Hieronymus Bosch & Studio painted it several times. Bosch Followers used it too.
“Veronica” is explained as <vera icon> = the real depiction.
started ~13c:
During His carrying of the cross, Veronica gave Christ a sweat cloth. The depiction of His face impression became popular.
Hieronymus Bosch & Studio painted it several times. Bosch Followers used it too.
“Veronica” is explained as <vera icon> = the real depiction.
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
VERONICA’S LEGEND
started ~13c:
During His carrying of the cross, Veronica gave Christ a sweat cloth. The depiction of His face impression became popular.
Hieronymus Bosch & Studio painted it several times. Bosch Followers used it too.
“Veronica” is explained as <vera icon> = the real depiction.
started ~13c:
During His carrying of the cross, Veronica gave Christ a sweat cloth. The depiction of His face impression became popular.
Hieronymus Bosch & Studio painted it several times. Bosch Followers used it too.
“Veronica” is explained as <vera icon> = the real depiction.
WILD MAN & WOMAN
initially represent everything uncivilized (-).
From end 14c a new image of these hairy creatures emerges:
*Their purity & ignorance are idealized.
*They don't know God, so they cannot sin.
(After: Body Language-Museum Catharijneconvent.)
Bosch painted 1 or 2,
here on Garden work.
initially represent everything uncivilized (-).
From end 14c a new image of these hairy creatures emerges:
*Their purity & ignorance are idealized.
*They don't know God, so they cannot sin.
(After: Body Language-Museum Catharijneconvent.)
Bosch painted 1 or 2,
here on Garden work.
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
WILD MAN & WOMAN
initially represent everything uncivilized (-).
From end 14c a new image of these hairy creatures emerges:
*Their purity & ignorance are idealized.
*They don't know God, so they cannot sin.
(After: Body Language-Museum Catharijneconvent.)
Bosch painted 1 or 2,
here on Garden work.
initially represent everything uncivilized (-).
From end 14c a new image of these hairy creatures emerges:
*Their purity & ignorance are idealized.
*They don't know God, so they cannot sin.
(After: Body Language-Museum Catharijneconvent.)
Bosch painted 1 or 2,
here on Garden work.
WHAT ABOUT THE SINGING FIGURE
on Bosch’s Anthony work?
*It always makes me think that it’s caught in a Duck trap.
At bottom some traps & baskets in trad. designs in Brabant’s wet Biesbosch region.
*A wilder idea I had, is that it hints at a famous contemporary Utrecht female hermit/songwriter.
on Bosch’s Anthony work?
*It always makes me think that it’s caught in a Duck trap.
At bottom some traps & baskets in trad. designs in Brabant’s wet Biesbosch region.
*A wilder idea I had, is that it hints at a famous contemporary Utrecht female hermit/songwriter.
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
WHAT ABOUT THE SINGING FIGURE
on Bosch’s Anthony work?
*It always makes me think that it’s caught in a Duck trap.
At bottom some traps & baskets in trad. designs in Brabant’s wet Biesbosch region.
*A wilder idea I had, is that it hints at a famous contemporary Utrecht female hermit/songwriter.
on Bosch’s Anthony work?
*It always makes me think that it’s caught in a Duck trap.
At bottom some traps & baskets in trad. designs in Brabant’s wet Biesbosch region.
*A wilder idea I had, is that it hints at a famous contemporary Utrecht female hermit/songwriter.
BOSCH’S VISIONS OF THE HEREAFTER~1500
are 4 panels of a further lost polyptych, likely a Last Judgment.
The heavenly assumption of redeemed is linked to literature about cleansing spheres of souls.
Here part of the panel + the tunnel center underpainting.
Imo it shows also a Near Death Experience
are 4 panels of a further lost polyptych, likely a Last Judgment.
The heavenly assumption of redeemed is linked to literature about cleansing spheres of souls.
Here part of the panel + the tunnel center underpainting.
Imo it shows also a Near Death Experience
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
BOSCH’S VISIONS OF THE HEREAFTER~1500
are 4 panels of a further lost polyptych, likely a Last Judgment.
The heavenly assumption of redeemed is linked to literature about cleansing spheres of souls.
Here part of the panel + the tunnel center underpainting.
Imo it shows also a Near Death Experience
are 4 panels of a further lost polyptych, likely a Last Judgment.
The heavenly assumption of redeemed is linked to literature about cleansing spheres of souls.
Here part of the panel + the tunnel center underpainting.
Imo it shows also a Near Death Experience
TREE-MEN & OTHERS WITH BRANCHES
can be found several times in Hieronymus Bosch’ oeuvre of ca.1500AD.
*They are all demonic
*16c Rhetoricians called sinners “barren trees” and
“withered branches”
*it has a link to biblical passages like Luke 23:31 etc.
can be found several times in Hieronymus Bosch’ oeuvre of ca.1500AD.
*They are all demonic
*16c Rhetoricians called sinners “barren trees” and
“withered branches”
*it has a link to biblical passages like Luke 23:31 etc.
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
TREE-MEN & OTHERS WITH BRANCHES
can be found several times in Hieronymus Bosch’ oeuvre of ca.1500AD.
*They are all demonic
*16c Rhetoricians called sinners “barren trees” and
“withered branches”
*it has a link to biblical passages like Luke 23:31 etc.
can be found several times in Hieronymus Bosch’ oeuvre of ca.1500AD.
*They are all demonic
*16c Rhetoricians called sinners “barren trees” and
“withered branches”
*it has a link to biblical passages like Luke 23:31 etc.
Reposted by Caseiokey
November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A MOON CRESCENT
is present on a majority of Bosch’s works, generally with negative meaning:
*it stands for Middle East (originated fm. army flags)
*anti-christian/heathen
*even linking to the Devil/Evil.
Except on St.John on Patmos
*where St.Mary is seated on it
*it’s symbol for the Church.
is present on a majority of Bosch’s works, generally with negative meaning:
*it stands for Middle East (originated fm. army flags)
*anti-christian/heathen
*even linking to the Devil/Evil.
Except on St.John on Patmos
*where St.Mary is seated on it
*it’s symbol for the Church.
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A MOON CRESCENT
is present on a majority of Bosch’s works, generally with negative meaning:
*it stands for Middle East (originated fm. army flags)
*anti-christian/heathen
*even linking to the Devil/Evil.
Except on St.John on Patmos
*where St.Mary is seated on it
*it’s symbol for the Church.
is present on a majority of Bosch’s works, generally with negative meaning:
*it stands for Middle East (originated fm. army flags)
*anti-christian/heathen
*even linking to the Devil/Evil.
Except on St.John on Patmos
*where St.Mary is seated on it
*it’s symbol for the Church.
My collage of ca.24 Arma Christi (=Passion elements). Like
*a lantern of the arrest in the dark
*30 coins that Judas got for his betrayal.
An other often seen Arma
*3 dice of soldiers’ gamble.
From the manuscript made by the Netherlandish scribe
Theodericus Werken >1450.
At the @britishlibrary .
*a lantern of the arrest in the dark
*30 coins that Judas got for his betrayal.
An other often seen Arma
*3 dice of soldiers’ gamble.
From the manuscript made by the Netherlandish scribe
Theodericus Werken >1450.
At the @britishlibrary .
October 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My collage of ca.24 Arma Christi (=Passion elements). Like
*a lantern of the arrest in the dark
*30 coins that Judas got for his betrayal.
An other often seen Arma
*3 dice of soldiers’ gamble.
From the manuscript made by the Netherlandish scribe
Theodericus Werken >1450.
At the @britishlibrary .
*a lantern of the arrest in the dark
*30 coins that Judas got for his betrayal.
An other often seen Arma
*3 dice of soldiers’ gamble.
From the manuscript made by the Netherlandish scribe
Theodericus Werken >1450.
At the @britishlibrary .
A contemporary of Hieronymus Bosch was Leonardo da Vinci.
Da Vinci's Last Supper features one knife, belonging to Peter.
Imo this could refer to John 18:10-11, where Peter -later!- cut off Malchus' right ear with his sword during Jesus' arrest.
Now compare Bosch's Ears-War Machine-
Peter’s knife?!
Da Vinci's Last Supper features one knife, belonging to Peter.
Imo this could refer to John 18:10-11, where Peter -later!- cut off Malchus' right ear with his sword during Jesus' arrest.
Now compare Bosch's Ears-War Machine-
Peter’s knife?!
October 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A contemporary of Hieronymus Bosch was Leonardo da Vinci.
Da Vinci's Last Supper features one knife, belonging to Peter.
Imo this could refer to John 18:10-11, where Peter -later!- cut off Malchus' right ear with his sword during Jesus' arrest.
Now compare Bosch's Ears-War Machine-
Peter’s knife?!
Da Vinci's Last Supper features one knife, belonging to Peter.
Imo this could refer to John 18:10-11, where Peter -later!- cut off Malchus' right ear with his sword during Jesus' arrest.
Now compare Bosch's Ears-War Machine-
Peter’s knife?!
BOSCH'S HIERONYMUS PANEL
on the Hermit Triptych is dedicated to the painter's namesake.
Bosch preferred meditating hermits as models for the Imitation of Christ.
The saint receives support against the evil pagan world from the crucifix before him.
(In the original design, he held it? ILL. in B&W.)
on the Hermit Triptych is dedicated to the painter's namesake.
Bosch preferred meditating hermits as models for the Imitation of Christ.
The saint receives support against the evil pagan world from the crucifix before him.
(In the original design, he held it? ILL. in B&W.)
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
BOSCH'S HIERONYMUS PANEL
on the Hermit Triptych is dedicated to the painter's namesake.
Bosch preferred meditating hermits as models for the Imitation of Christ.
The saint receives support against the evil pagan world from the crucifix before him.
(In the original design, he held it? ILL. in B&W.)
on the Hermit Triptych is dedicated to the painter's namesake.
Bosch preferred meditating hermits as models for the Imitation of Christ.
The saint receives support against the evil pagan world from the crucifix before him.
(In the original design, he held it? ILL. in B&W.)