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Dulle Griet
Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
1562
Oil on panel, 161 x 115 cm
Antwerp, Museum Mayer van den Bergh
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This painting represents in clear Bosch's manner many fantasy characters and scenes. On the left side appears an interesting anthropomorphic motive of a fortress (an entrance to hell), which is half human and half fish's head. This motive is usually interpreted as an allegory of female lust. |
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