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Iconology of the Wayfarer Triptych – Detail
The miniature in the Schönbartbuch, with its blue moon boat, depicts the celebrations connected with the approach of spring, the Spring Festival being held on the day of the new moon coinciding with the spring solstice [Saintyves, 1937, 381; “Carrus Navalis in Schönbartbuch”, 16th century; “Carrus Navalis in Schönbartbuch”, 1908]. There are numerous rerpesentations of the lunar carnival boat with music-makers in illustrations of this festival in 15th- and 16th-century calendars. For instance, a woodcut for the month of May by Hans Sebald Beham [Bax, 1949, 194; Beham, ca. 1530-1562] shows music-makers in a boat which has a flat bottle hanging over the side and is being pushed by naked figures, all of which elements also occur in Bosch’s representation of the lunar boat. (p.57)
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- Beham, H. S. (ca. 1530-1562). May [Engraving on paper]. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
- “Carrus Navalis in Schönbartbuch” (1908). Retrieved from Das Nürnbergische Schönbartbuch (p. 56), by K. Drescher, 1908, Gesellschaft dor Bibliophilen. Originally published in 16th century.



