{"product_id":"nave-folli-hieronymus-bosch-pregiata-carta-amalfi","title":"Ship of Fools by Hieronymus Bosch on fine Amalfi paper","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ship of Fools is an oil painting on panel by Hieronymus Bosch, datable to around 1494 and held in the Louvre Museum in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is a powerful moral allegory criticising the vices and superficiality of humanity. The scene shows a group of figures crowded onto a small boat, busy eating, drinking and singing with neither a guide nor a clear direction. Bosch uses this paradoxical situation to represent collective folly and the loss of moral values. Each figure is characterised by caricatured gestures and expressions that accentuate the satirical, ironic tone of the work. Symbolic details such as the food, the musical instruments and the unstable boat allude to the sins of excess and heedlessness. The simple background brings out the central action, making the moral message all the clearer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/pages\/come-vengono-fatte-le-riproduzioni\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity, also on Amalfi paper, signed by the craftsman who made the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52070336135509,"sku":"T6R2Z8W1Q5K9M","price":192.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/Created_with_Frame_Up_on_2025-12-19_at_14_57_31_GMT.jpg?v=1766156287","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/ship-of-fools-by-hieronymus-bosch","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}