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The Garden of Earthly Delights

c. 1490–1510

Triptych depicting the Garden of Eden, a fantastical landscape of nude figures and hybrid creatures, and a hellscape of torment, exploring themes of sin, temptation, and divine judgment.

Significance

The most ambitious and enigmatic work of one of art's most mysterious painters. Its surreal imagery has inspired artists from the Surrealists to contemporary visionaries.

Medium

Oil on oak panels

Dimensions

220 cm × 389 cm (triptych open)

Location

Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

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