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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail
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Boat with ten people onboard from Ship of Fools
The association of the phlegmatic temperament with the moon is part of the ancient belief that the planets ruled the humours [Boczkowska, 1971, 47-69, 61-65; Klibansky, Panofsky & Saxl, 1964, 127-133, 397]. (p. 300: note 31)
The Rest of Bosch’s Ship of Fools
Keywords
Category
Planets and zodiacal signs,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 interpretation | Relevance (Iconographical) | Interpretations,Narratives | Second world (Mind) |
Reference Source(s)
Boczkowska, 1971; Klibansky, Panofsky & Saxl, 1964
Symbolic Content

