... Analysis of The Garden of Earthly Delights It is considered that The Garden of Earthly Delights was not commissioned by the church, to serve as an altarpiece; it was created for educated secular patron for private viewing. The writings of Antonio de Beatis in 1517, inform that the work was seen in the Hotel of the House of Nassau in ... is believed that Bosch would have viewed them in perhaps the works of Italian Renaissance painters. The animals consume smaller animals, e.g., the bird eats the lizard. Instead of showing the Paradise as an ideal peaceful environment, it is foretelling .....

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