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“Act I” is located in the left panel depicting Genesis, and the panel contains the various stages of creation. The following is a description of the three panels and the three acts: The concept of “atmosphere” had yet to be created, but here Bosch presages the idea by showing stormy clouds contained within the sphere. Bosch rendered it as a delicate space, like a snow globe, depicting the 3rd day of creation (God is floating in the top left corner whispering the words of creation). It is important to note this is one of the first (if not the first) depictions of the Earth as a sphere sitting in space. The scene unfolds within an enormous glass sphere with the Earth floating inside. To consider the impact of this painting, think of a three-part play. At this time the idea of a spherical globe was new Magellan had yet to complete his 1520 AD journey around the world. The Erdapfel, one of the first map globes, was created in 1493 AD, around the time Bosch began painting the Garden. The globe is a grisaille (a painting in grey) showing the earth in the midst of the biblical narrative of Creation. The two outer sections fold over and close the painting, with a single globe painted upon its outmost surface. The priests would open and close the hinged panels during ritual. Like religious altarpieces of the time, it was a functional object. The painting is one of the great masterpieces of the Northern Renaissance and is currently located at the Prado Museum in Madrid.
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Epic in scope and scale, it measures around 12 x 17 feet, and was created from devoted years of work. The triptych painting is on three oak panels that are hinged and was made with oil paint. At the time of its painting, it was treated as a theatrical “play”, with well known symbols and codic moments telling a clear moral message widely understood by the populace. Made by the Netherlandish master Hieronymous Bosch around 1500 AD, it was painted during the Renaissance, a time of rediscovering and furthering the ancient arts and sciences of the classical era. The Garden of Earthly Delights is considered one of art history’s most enigmatic paintings.
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