THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS / ELFH 5  (DETAIL) _ HIERONYMUS BOSCH / MANUEL MEHAU

/.../ When Polish rock band Normalsi used a detail from this painting on the cover of one of their CDs, the CD was banned because the Polish authorities found that: “There are pornographic scenes in the picture that can damage people.” /.../ 

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The Garden of Earthly Delights 

Jennifer Tucker

Contributor 

Garden of Earthly Delights is not a painting for the prudish or the faint of heart.

We are about to embark on a journey into madness. So if the idea of a bird eating humans, defecating them out whole and then forcing them to vomit into a hole in the earth perturbs you, than you best click away. 'Cause that's not even the weirdest thing going on in this painting. Needless to say, few pieces of art have both intrigued and stumped art historians like this sh*tshow by Hieronymus Bosch.

This triptych depicts the three biblical realms of the universe. The left panel portrays the heavenly kingdom and the moment in which God introduced Eve to Adam. The center panel is where the painting gets its name. This is earth before it was cool, and was probably the most happening place in the universe (trust me, you don’t want to miss this party). And finally, the right panel illustrates Hell and the damnation of man. It seems like your standard biblical painting, but take a closer look; you might be surprised to find that the mind of Hieronymus Bosch worked in unusual ways.

This is pretty much the most surreal, hands-down raunchiest orgy I have ever seen. Either Bosch had some weird ass fetishesor he had a very pessimistic outlook on humanity. While no one really knows why Bosch felt the world needed a painting of people humping strawberries, many people have interpreted this painting as a commentary on life’s temptations and the futility of man.

While Garden is overwhelmingly fascinating, I think there may be some educational merit to this piece as well. Many people see art as a tool for both social change and self-reflection. Some potential lessons to be learned from Bosch include but are not limited to:

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Garden of Earthly Delights is not a painting for the prudish or the faint of heart.

We are about to embark on a journey into madness. So if the idea of a bird eating humans, defecating them out whole and then forcing them to vomit into a hole in the earth perturbs you, than you best click away. 'Cause that's not even the weirdest thing going on in this painting. Needless to say, few pieces of art have both intrigued and stumped art historians like this sh*tshow by Hieronymus Bosch.

This triptych depicts the three biblical realms of the universe. The left panel portrays the heavenly kingdom and the moment in which God introduced Eve to Adam. The center panel is where the painting gets its name. This is earth before it was cool, and was probably the most happening place in the universe (trust me, you don’t want to miss this party). And finally, the right panel illustrates Hell and the damnation of man. It seems like your standard biblical painting, but take a closer look; you might be surprised to find that the mind of Hieronymus Bosch worked in unusual ways.

This is pretty much the most surreal, hands-down raunchiest orgy I have ever seen. Either Bosch had some weird ass fetishesor he had a very pessimistic outlook on humanity. While no one really knows why Bosch felt the world needed a painting of people humping strawberries, many people have interpreted this painting as a commentary on life’s temptations and the futility of man.

• Be your nasty self and let it all hang out
• It's okay if you want to put a flower up your butt from time to time
• Bestiality is acceptable at select orgies
• Premarital sex may not bag you a one way ticket to hell (Woohoo!)

Think you've seen enough? Well Bosch did not stop with these three panels. When closed, the outside of this work depicts the world at the time of the biblical creation, or the moment in which God sent a flood to the earth to cleanse the world after it was consumed by sin. Many see the outside panel as the resolution to the debauchery of the inside.

Is this a commentary on how far humanity has strayed from the righteous path? Possibly. Was Bosch was a bit of a perverted weirdo? Definitely. While this painting may be a warning to viewers that humanity can be seriously messed up, I prefer to take a more optimistic outlook on this piece and see it as a message to the masses: Let your freak flag fly!  

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Francisco Serrador 

Contributor

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This perverted painting has charmed its fair share of rock stars and bloggers alike.

When Polish rock band Normalsi used a detail from this painting on the cover of one of their CDs, the CD was banned because the Polish authorities found that: “There are pornographic scenes in the picture that can damage people.”

Two other rock bands were also smitten by Garden of Earthly Delights. Deep Purple used it for the cover of their album "Tetragrammaton", and Pearls Before Swine used it for their album "One Nation Underground."

Staying on the music theme, last but not least, a student at Oklahoma Christian University named Amelia transcribed the music painted on the posterior of one of Bosch's victims in the middle of the rightmost panel, and posted the sound clip on her blog 'chaoscontrolled'. We prefer Deep Purple, but Amelia gets an A for creativity and effort.