The Garden of Earthly Delights

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Painting · c. 1500 · 's-Hertogenbosch · Europe

A fantastical triptych from Eden to Hell; the Surrealists hailed Bosch as a forerunner

The Garden of Earthly Delights — Hieronymus Bosch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Author: Hieronymus Bosch
Style: Northern Renaissance — Oil paint and a magnifying eye: the world as an endless sum of exact, symbol-laden things
Century: 15th century

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