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the painting of the garden of earthly delights, is divided into three sections the first is a representation of Eden where we see a rendition of Adam and Eve, the center piece is an image of earth and all its people, while the last part is a…

The painting is a depiction of Jesus and his disciples during the last supper, in which he said one of his disciples would betray him (Judas). this is an important event in the bible and something the Catholic church would hold sacred.

A skeleton on horseback runs across a group of people while wielding a bow, the artwork is a depiction of death during the plague harvesting the lives of the people of Europe. a great deal of artwork during this time involved death and skeletons.…

The Malleus Maleficarum, or otherwise known as the Hammer of witches was the infamous book that help kick off two centuries of the Witch hunts in Europe. In 1484 Pope Innocent VIII issued the bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, in which he deplored…