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).
The constellations in the painting of St. Jerome are shown backwards, the way they appear on star globes and on old maps. An engraving of the Farnese Atlas illustrates the way a small group of stars looks large on a globe.
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