Ship of Fools
Hieronymus Bosch · 1500
Why it's great
A boat full of silly monks, nuns and drunks bobs along with no one steering, while a man hangs from a tree. Hieronymus Bosch painted it in about 1500, as a joke about foolish people who think they are wise.
Where to see it
📍 Louvre MuseumParis, France
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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.
