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Bosch's three-panel triptych moves from a serene Eden, through a teeming paradise of earthly pleasure, to a nightmarish hell of bizarre torments. Its swarming, surreal invention feels centuries ahead of its time. Scholars still debate whether it warns against sin or revels in desire.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
- Datec. 1490–1510
- MovementNorthern Renaissance
- WhereMuseo del Prado, Madrid
- RegionIberia