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Museum shop turns Bosch's weird monsters into meticulously crafted figurines

By Bob Knetzger

Apr 16, 2025
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While in Lisbon last year I went to National Museum of Ancient Art to see the Hieronymus Bosch painting "The Temptation of Saint Anthony." Like the more famous "Garden of Earthly Delights," it's a three-panel wonder, housed in a cabinet with hinged doors, and includes magical imagery of religious symbols and mysterious creature…

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