THE FOLLOWING WILL BE A SOLUTION TO THE PUZZLE OF EL JARDIN DE LAS DELICIAS/THE GARDEN OF DELIGHTS. THE TRIPTYCH ILLUSTRATES THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES AND THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE SHOULD ENJOY LIFE SINCE IT IS SOON FOLLOWED BY DEATH, BUT AS JOSE DE SIGUENZA IMPLIED THE BIBLE COMMENTARY IS DETAILED. AN EXPLANATION OF A NAHUATL HIEROGLYPHIC CHRONOLOGY IN THE TRIPTYCH IS IN PROGRESS AND HAS REACHED THE YEAR 2-TECPATL (1520).
On a biombo or painted screen representing the conquest of Mexico, the sequence of events is difficult to follow. The biombo includes a list with letters of the alphabet matching events to captions.
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