This painting by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch is a triptych from the early 1500s. It depicts a paradise-like garden filled with fantastical creatures and scenes of human pleasure and excess. The left panel shows a lush garden with a variety of animals, while the right panel
The Garden of Earthly Delights is the modern title given to a five-panel triptych by the Early Netherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch, between 1490 and 1510, when Bosch was between 40 and 60 years old. Because of Bosch's religious beliefs, interpretations of the work typically assume it is a warning against the perils of temptation. The outer panels place the work on the Third Day of Creation. The intricacy of its symbolism, particularly that of the central panel, has led to a wide range of scholarly interpretations over the centuries.