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Click to view high resolution image Title: Garden of Earthly Delights detail: couple inside a bubble Creator: Bosch, Hieronymus, painter Description: A nude woman and man fondle each other within a crystal globe that sprouts from a vegetal form. Many of the figures in Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" are visual plays on popular adages. The couple in the crystal globe might refer to the Flemish saying, "Happiness is like glass--broken quickly." Source: Wikimedia Commons: Web Gallery of Art Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Animals Flowers Nudes Sexuality Geographic Area: Low Countries Century: 15 Date: 1500-1505 Related Work: Full triptych with zoom capability available from the Prado: http://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/galeria-on-line/gal Current Location: Madrid, Museo del Prado, P02823 Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Oil; Panel Donor: Height/Width/Length(cm): // Inscription: Related Resources:

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