symbol of madness, inconstancy, gluttony
symbol of life, death and resurrection
(and sometimes without a conclusive interpretation of the symbolism in Bosch's and Bruegel's turbulent and grotesque fantasy)
3. symbol of madness, inconstancy, gluttony
symbol of life, death and resurrection
(and sometimes without a conclusive interpretation of the symbolism in Bosch's and Bruegel’s
turbulent and grotesque fantasy)
4. The egg in the painting of Jérôme Bosch and Pieter Bruegel
5. In the Last Judgment, destination of the godless ...
an lizard with legs emerging out of the eggshell and
with a particularly vicious look
two eggs (symbols of sexual creativity) are waiting to
go in the frying pan
Hieronymus Bosch and workshop
Jérôme Bosch atelier
The Last Judgment, triptych, central panel
Le Jugement dernier, triptyque, panneau central
1482
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
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11. ... les délices du pays de Cocagne
a roasted fowl
a roasted pig about with a carving knife
a table laden with food and drink
and
a half-eaten egg in its shell runs
between the peasant and the clerk
BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder
Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien
The Land of Cockaigne
Le Pays de Cocagne
1567
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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14. in a very lively market place:
a woman prepares her meal, three eggs
and a woman wears an egg necklace
around her neck
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien
The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
Le Combat de Carnaval et Carême
1559
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienne
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22. Griet advances towards the mouth
of Hell through a landscape
populated by Boschian monsters ...
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien
Dull Griet
Margot la folle ou Dulle Griet
1563
Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp
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25. an extraordinary miscellany
sea creatures, butterflies,
poultry, frogs, lizards,
tentacles, tails, fruit ...
and eggs
Pieter Breughel the Elder
Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
La Chute des anges rebelles
1562
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium,
Brussels
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30. owl and unicorn
snake and toad
cherry and strawberry
lute
and
egg … symbol of madness, inconstancy, gluttony
Hieronymus Bosch
Jérôme Bosch
The Garden of Earthly Delights, central, right panel
Le Jardin des délices, panneau central, de droite
1494-1505
Museo del Prado, Madrid
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40. St. Jerome and a cave
a galero and bible
a lion and owl
an unusual tree, a large nest, a bird
and
a single egg
Hieronymus Bosch
Jérôme Bosch
Saint Jerome at Prayer
Saint Jérôme en prière
1505
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent
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46. monstrous creatures...
a large egg, an alchemical symbol,
from which come out birds
an amazing pink frog brandishing an egg,
which splits ... the crucible of life in the
symbolism of the alchemists
Hieronymus Bosch
Jérôme Bosch
Temptation Of St Anthony, Triptych, left,
central panel
La Tentation de saint Antoine, Triptyque,
panneau de gauche, central
1501
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisboa
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59. donkey and ox
sighthound and owl
and a nest with an egg … symbol of life, death and
resurrection
Hieronymus Bosch
Jérôme Bosch
The Adoration of the Magi
L'Adoration des mages
1475
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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62. olga_oes
The egg in the painting (2)
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