The Haywain Triptych
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The Haywain Triptych is a late 15th–century three-panel painting by Hieronymus Bosch that vividly depicts humanity’s folly and moral corruption through fantastical, allegorical scenes centered around a massive hay wagon.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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religious painting ⓘ triptych ⓘ |
| artist | Hieronymus Bosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Museo Nacional del Prado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | Hieronymus Bosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ in the sky
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allegory of human folly ⓘ clergy ⓘ demons ⓘ hell ⓘ massive hay wagon ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ nobility ⓘ peasants ⓘ sin ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
biblical scenes on exterior panels
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earthly scenes on central panel ⓘ hellscape on right panel ⓘ procession of figures around hay wagon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel of The Haywain Triptych
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exterior panels of The Haywain Triptych ⓘ left panel of The Haywain Triptych ⓘ right panel of The Haywain Triptych ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1510
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Christian morality ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual art ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Museo Nacional del Prado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consequences of sin
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path to damnation ⓘ transience of worldly pleasures ⓘ vanity of earthly goods ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
oil paint
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wooden panels ⓘ |
| movement | Early Netherlandish painting ⓘ |
| panelLayout |
three panels
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triptych format ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Bosch’s moralizing triptychs ⓘ |
| style |
allegorical composition
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fantastical imagery ⓘ |
| use |
devotional object
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moral instruction ⓘ |
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