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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail

Location of Visual Attribute
Exterior of the Wayfarer Triptych
#573
Hanging birdcage from The Pedlar

The dual nature of the Hearer, which contains both darkness and light, is also symbolized by the black and white plumage of the two magpies in the painting. One of these is trapped in a cage next to the door of the inn, and the other stands on a bar of the gate in front of the peddler. (p. 164)

Harris, 1995
The secret heresy of Hieronymus Bosch

Keywords
Category
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)
Iconographical interpretation Relevance (Iconographical) Interpretations,Narratives Second world (Mind)
Reference Source(s)
Symbolic Content