Discuss the iconography of Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. What is the main theme of the painting and who commissioned it?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Bosch depicts the Creation of Adam and Eve in the left wing and the damned Last Judgment in the right wing.
2. The central panel illustrates the aspects of a sinful life by depicting games, romance, and music and portraying fruits associated with sexual desire and the transience of life as food, shelter, and transportation throughout the composition.
3. The painting's subject matter corresponds to the Christian belief in the sinful nature of humanity and might warn against the consequences of indulging in the pleasures of the flesh.
4. However, the painting was commissioned by Count Hendrick III of Nassau for his Brussels townhouse rather than for a church, and, in a private home, the painting must have inspired lively discussion.
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