An Allegory of Intemperance
Hieronymus Bosch · 1500
Why it's great
A fat man's head peeps out of a hollow, and monsters, a big barrel and an owl crowd around in this bizarre scene. Hieronymus Bosch painted it in about 1500, and it is a funny warning against eating and drinking too much.
Where to see it
📍 Yale University Art GalleryNew Haven, United States
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Hieronymus Bosch was a Dutch painter, born in the town of 's-Hertogenbosch around 1450. He lived there all his life and painted strange, crowded visions of heaven, hell and human foolishness filled with monsters and tiny details. He died in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1516.
