Infinite Evilness 7/7

Demon doll Bosch

by Pablo Lago
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Based on a detail of the Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’, 1490-1510 (Museo del Prado, Madrid), specifically from its right panel: Hell.

In this painting, Hell is represented as a space of contrasts between extreme cold and heat. This is because in the Middle Ages there were several symbolic images of what a hell could be. Some were associated with eternal fire and others with extreme cold.

Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’, 1490-1510 (Museo del Prado, Madrid)
Prince of Hell. A detail of the Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’, 1490-1510 (Museo del Prado, Madrid)

One of the most outstanding figures of this panel is a gigantic bird-headed monster feasting on human corpses, which he excretes through a cavity below him, into the transparent chamber pot on which he sits.

This monster is sometimes referred to as Satan or the "Prince of Hell", a name derived from the  cauldron  he wears on his head, perhaps representing a debased crown.

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