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Charon crossing the Styx.Paradise to the left, with two angels,to the right hell with Cerberus and hellfire. Between the two, Charon in his boat ferrying a soul. Wood, 64 x 103 cm Inv. 1616
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Charon crossing the Styx.Paradise to the left, with two angels,to the right hell...

St. Catherine's altar, triptych on lime wood (1506). Right panel: Saint Barbara with chalice and host, Saint Ursula with arrow, and Saint Margaret with the dragon. The fortress of Coburg in the background.
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St. Catherine's altar, triptych on lime wood (1506). Right panel: Saint Barba...

The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collection of art and curios.
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The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a...

The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suffered from the same glandular disorder and, according to contemporary medical reports had equally hairy children. The paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical for the Ambras collection.
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The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suf...

The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who had made a detailed study of his father's glandular disturbance. The three paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical of the mixture of art and curiosities in 16th century princely collections.
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The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who h...

The Garden of Delights, triptych, center panel. Groups of people and animals, fantastic constructions and strange plants form an allegory of the pursuit of carnal pleasures. Wood, 220 x 195 cm Inv. 2823
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The Garden of Delights, triptych, center panel. Groups of people and animals, f...

The Garden of Delights, detail of center panel, top. Naked men and women ride on real and imaginary animals around a pool with bathers. An ornate fountain in the background. An allegory on the pursuit of carnal pleasures. Inv. 2823
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The Garden of Delights, detail of center panel, top. Naked men and women ride...

The Garden of Delights, detail center panel, bottom right. Nude men and women eat and offer giant berries; an owl symbolizes knowledge; the panel is an allegory on the pursuit of carnal pleasures. Inv. 2823
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The Garden of Delights, detail center panel, bottom right. Nude men and wome...

The Garden of Delights, triptych, right panel. A vision of Hell and its punishments. A city on fire in the background; various tortures; a pig with the veil of an abbess represents the corrupt clergy. Wood, 220 x 97 cm Inv. 2823
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The Garden of Delights, triptych, right panel. A vision of Hell and its punishme...

The Garden of Delights, detail right panel, bottom half The tortures of Hell; abandoned musical instruments symbolize punishment for carnal sins. Right foreground a pig with the veil of an abbess stands for the currupt clergy. Inv. 2823
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The Garden of Delights, detail right panel, bottom half The tortures of Hell; ab...

The Garden of Delights, right panel, top half. A burning city in the background; fleeing people drown in a lake of fire; bagpipes and knives as sexual symbols; tortures of Hell. Inv. 2823
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The Garden of Delights, right panel, top half. A burning city in the ba...

The temptation of St. Anthony the Great. The head of an abbess sits atop a whorehouse; her hat is a bird-house. Wood, 70 x 115 cm Inv. 2913
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The temptation of St. Anthony the Great. The head of an abbess sits atop a...