2006-07-31 00:51:58 · 4 answers · asked by Jorge 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
There is very little known about Bosch compared to other contemporary artists and his paintings are very surreal. The funnels could be symbolic of several things and no one is sure of exactly what as his works were so unlike the traditional creations of his time. They could refer to a phallus or to the sin of gluttony or could even be parts of musical instruments which he often attached or inserted into his figures.
He's a bit of an enigma is Bosch.
Good luck.
2006-07-31 03:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In the painting "The Extraction of the Stone of Madness (The Cure of Folly)" I always interpreted the funnel as Bosch's way of depicting the "doctor" as a Fool, since Bosch refers to the practice of removing lumps from the head as a cure for madness as "folly" (foolishness). This would be akin to giving him a Dunce cap - or a kitchen utensil as a helmet, just as a child would use when playing soldier.
But we'll likely never know for sure.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/stone.jpg
2006-07-31 13:10:57 · answer #2 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to look up funnels
2006-07-31 00:54:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They let the steam out when you cook in Hell.
2006-07-31 00:55:25 · answer #4 · answered by poppy vox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋