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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail
…the Ship of Fools has been subjected to overpainting. This is somewhat offset by the stroke of fortune that a workshop ricordo has survived, which provides a good impression of the painting’s original composition [Follower of Jheronimus Bosch, 15th century]. The mountain that closes off the image on the right edge is a later addition which, judging by the drawing, was painted over a view of a city. It is logical to suppose that this overpainting occurred at the point when the panel was presented as an autonomous painting and no longer as the wing of a triptych. The foliage of the branch tied to the mast was considerably enlarged at that point too, as was that of the branch in the boat, slightly to the right. The water on which the vessel floats was significantly overpainted as well [Ilsink et al., 2016, 276-288]. These adjustments largely cancel out the instability of the little boat, which is a fundamental theme of the painting [van Luttervelt, 1958, 81]. (p. 325)
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| Layer of meaning(van Straten, 1994) | Conception of Information(Furner, 2004) | Level of knowledge(Nanetti, 2018) | View of reality(Popper, 1972, 1979; Gnoli, 2018) |
| Pre-iconographical description | Situations | Definitions | First world (Life, matter & form) |
- Follower of Jheronimus Bosch (15th century). La Nef des Fous [Ink on paper]. Musée du Louvre, Paris. RF 3714


