Week 12: Jenny: The Garden of Earthly Delights

The Garden of Earthly Delights is a very eccentric piece of artwork. The first thing that caught my attention is the human devoured by a clam carried by another naked figure as if it is a coffin. I do not understand how this would fit in the middle panel which is supposed to depict earthly pleasures. Another thing i noticed in the middle panel is that the animals seem to be overpowering the naked figures. For instance, the head of the owl is resting on the shoulders of the two figures and they are feeding it with apples, which is the forbidden fruit. On the bottom of the panel, there are dark figures that seem out of place and should be placed in the left panel. Over all, I find this painting confusing with too many details that seem out of the ordinary.