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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail

Location of Visual Attribute
Exterior of the Wayfarer Triptych
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Ladle on backpack from The Pedlar

The presence on his pack of a prominent large spoon (or ladle) of self-indulgence as well as a cat skin ensures that this peddler is neither without desires nor an innocent [Silver, 2006, 410-411:note 30; Bax, 1979, 216-217; Zupnick, 1968, 115-132; Renger, 1970, 129-142; Bruegel, 1568 (Les Mendiants ou Les Culs-de-jatte); Tóth-Ubbens, 1987, 73-76]. (p. 256-257)

Silver, 2006
Hieronymus Bosch

Keywords
Category
Morality and immorality,Society and social classes
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, 1979; Bruegel, 1568 (Les Mendiants ou Les Culs-de-jatte); Renger, 1970; Silver, 2006; Tóth-Ubbens, 1987; Zupnick, 1968
Symbolic Images