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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail
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Pigs from The Pedlar
The swine, the counterparts of the rooster in Bosch’s representation [Philip, 1958, 4:note 10]), also point to unchastity and prostitution when seen in the story-telling context of the painting [Seligmann, 1953, 101; Bax, 1949, 50, 99, 223]. (p. 69:note 146)
The Peddler by Hieronymus Bosch, a study in detectio
Keywords
Brothel; Fool; Lascivious behavior; Lust (Luxuria); Morality; Prostitution; Sexual immorality; Sexuality; Sin;
Category
Social life, culture and activities,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) |
| Iconographical interpretation | Relevance (Iconographical) | Interpretations,Narratives | Second world (Mind) |
Reference Source(s)
Bax, 1949; Philip, 1958; Seligmann, 1953
Symbolic Content

