Haywain (1500-02)
by Hieronymus BOSCH

The Haywain triptych exists in two versions, one in the Escorial, the other in the Prado, Madrid. Both are in poor condition and have been heavily restored, and scholars disagree as to which is the original. The left inner wing presents the Creation and Fall of Man, and the expulsion of the rebel angels, the right wing is occupied by a view of Hell. The central panel presents a new image: a curious vehicle, a great haywain lumbering across a vast landscape, being pulled by devils towards Hell and damnation.

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Triptych of Haywain
1500-02
Oil on panel, 135 x 190 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid


Triptych of Haywain (outer wings)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 135 x 90 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid


Triptych of Haywain (central panel)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 135 x 100 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid


Triptych of Haywain (left wing)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 135 x 45 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid


Triptych of Haywain (right wing)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 135 x 45 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid


Triptych of Haywain (outer wings)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 135 x 90 cm
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial


Triptych of Haywain (central panel)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 140 x 100 cm
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial


Triptych of Haywain (detail)
1500-02
Oil on panel
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial


Triptych of Haywain (detail)
1500-02
Oil on panel
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial


Triptych of Haywain (left wing)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 140 x 66 cm
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial


Triptych of Haywain (right wing)
1500-02
Oil on panel, 140 x 66 cm
Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial



Summary of works by Bosch
Paintings
Early paintings | 7 Deadly Sins | Various panels
Garden of Earthly Delights | Haywain
Panels in Venice | Last Judgment | Various triptychs
Adoration of the Magi | Temptation of St Anthony
Graphics
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