Tag Archives: Charles de Tolnay

haywain: pulling at straws of pessimism

The Haywain by Hieronymus Bosch is almost as complex as the Garden of Earthly Delights. It carries a similar message; that of desperate pessimism. Even in the darkest of the Christian books of the Bible Hell exists for the damned, … Continue reading

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flight of the earthly delights: path to the bonfire

Life in the central panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s greatest painting, often called The Garden of Earthly Delights, is unencumbered by conscience, clothing, or cognizance of any higher goal than pleasure. There has been no more enigmatic painter than Bosch, with … Continue reading

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wayfaring: complicity with the wanderer

Is man a wayfarer? A wanderer between two worlds? His destiny that of an outsider, eve an outlaw to the laws of nature; man as  wayfarer, restless and unable to settle and establish roots . He reaches a fork in … Continue reading

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SECOND HELPINGS ON THE PEASANT WEDDING FEAST

”Long sticks on the bagpipes. I’m inclined to think the groom is the man in the red hat, passing food towards the bride. The motion of a husband, to penetrate the wife. Note that near him are no less than … Continue reading

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