http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/religious-art Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:25:19 -0400 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:25:19 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/881/passing-time-in-the-garden-of-earthly-delights-by-hieronymus-bosch By Brittany R. O'Dowd - In one of his most famous triptychs, the Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosch uses a linear and chronological order to represent a gradual fall of man into sin. In a world where ‘bad’ has existed in small amounts since the creation of the world, man grows to indulge in earthly delights and physical pleasures, which over time leads to his eternal suffering and the loss of control over that which he once ruled. While many other great triptychs of the fifteenth century utilize the three separate panels and the outside image as just that – three or four separate images united... Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:12 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/881/passing-time-in-the-garden-of-earthly-delights-by-hieronymus-bosch