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What will be an ideal response?
Bosch drew upon many sources, such as folklore, literature, Christian writings, and astrology, for his fantasy-themed Renaissance triptych. Between Eden and Hell, Bosch depicts the false paradise of love-false because, although deeply pleasurable, it can lead humanity away from the bonds of marriage toward the deadly sin of Lust, and thus damnation.
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