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| A cross three mighty panels, Hieronymus Bosch’s raucous and confounding scene of heaven and hell continues to provoke debate, influence popular culture and attract millions of visitors to the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, |
A cross three mighty panels, Hieronymus Bosch’s raucous and confounding scene of heaven and hell continues to provoke debate, influence popular culture and attract millions of visitors to the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, its home since 1933. The oak-panel triptych features a large center scene flanked by two smaller hinged-panels that, when closed, display the formation of the earth on the third day as according to the biblical creation story. When opened, the left-wing depicts God's presentation of Eve to Adam in a utopic Garden of Eden, amidst a menagerie of animals. [
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| THE CREATION OF THE WORLD PAINTED ON THE CLOSED DOORS OF THE TRIPTYCH THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS. PRINT COLLECTOR/PRINT COLLECTOR/GETTY IMAGES |
