There is one particular problem when examining Bosch's works: We don't know very much about his life and his ideas. This is one of the reasons why there is so much controversy over this triptych. The painting itself is of a biblical story, the story of Adam and Eve, and as many historians have proposed, it is a warning against the temtaptions of mankind. The left panel is of Adam and Eve, the center panel is basically the temptaion of man, and the right panel is of course the last judgment of God. At first glance, one can see that Bosch's work clearly had to have been inspiration to Salvador Dali, as it is very similar in style. If we are to take this approach at analysis of the work, we must consider all possiblities, and maybe none. It is possible that this is indeed a warning, but knowinhow artists work, I am personally not convinced of that. In my opinion, it is a celebration of earthly delights, not a denouncment. Not only is it a celebration, it is an exploration; a look into the phsycological acts of mankind. The last panel of jugdment is the ever continuing moral problems man faces with the belief of God. I think this last panel not only is a psychological problem of man, but possibly something that the artist was forced to display. In the time this was painted, ab outward celebration of the so-called earthly "sins" would not have been accepted, and so this last panel could have been an attempt by the artist to disguise his true meanings. This has been done throughout history in all realms of art. The truth is, there is no real understanding of this piece, and everything said, even things by "experts" are all speculation. We can never know the inner workings of an artists mind, becuase sometimes the artists themselves have no idea what they are painting.
