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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail
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Nun and monk from Ship of Fools
The monk and one of the nuns are singing lustily, the latter accompanying herself on a lute; they resemble the amorous couples depicted in medieval love gardens, who make music as a prelude to making love. (p. 30)
Hieronymus Bosch c.1450-1516
Keywords 
Entertainment; Lascivious behavior; Love; Lust (Luxuria); Morality; Sexual immorality; Sexuality; Sin;
			
Category
Social life, culture and activities,Morality and immorality,Human being and life
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) | 
| Iconographical description | Thoughts | Assumptions | Second world (Mind) | 
Reference Source(s) 
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Symbolic Content

