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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail

Location of Visual Attribute
Interior Panels of the Wayfarer Triptych
#495
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)

Bosing, 1987
Hieronymus Bosch c.1450-1516

Keywords
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)
Symbolic Content