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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail
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Table with beaker and cherries from Ship of Fools
A pewter beaker and a plate of cherries, symbols of carnal lust [Vandenbroeck, 1989, 162f], stand between them (the friar and nun) on a plank that projects out over the side of the boat like a springboard. (p. 191).
Jheronimus Bosch
Keywords
Folly; Lascivious behavior; Lust (Luxuria); Morality; Sensual pleasures; Sexual immorality; Sexuality; Sin;
Category
Reasoning, judgement and intelligence,Morality and immorality
Interpretation Type
| InfoSensorium Facet(Sum, 2022) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| – | |||
| Layer of meaning(van Straten, 1994) | Conception of Information(Furner, 2004) | Level of knowledge(Nanetti, 2018) | View of reality(Popper, 1972, 1979; Gnoli, 2018) |
| Iconological interpretation | Relevance (Iconological) | Interpretations,Narratives | Third world (Culture) |
Reference Source(s)
Vandenbroeck, 1989
Symbolic Content

