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The Tree Man

Hieronymous Bosch

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Tree Man by Hieronymous Bosch: A black and white drawing depicting a tree with a large bulbous growth at the top, resembling a hat. The tree appears to have a face carved into its trunk. The bulbous growth contains a town or city with buildings and a tower. The tree has branches extending outwards with an owl sitting on one of them; a bird flies nearby. A large boat-like structure emerges from the tree's roots; people inside. More people sit at the base of the tree; on the right, a group of people stand on a hillside looking at the tree; a small child and a goat are nearby. The image is oval-shaped with a landscape background featuring hills, water, and a distant city or town. The drawing is rendered on what appears to be aged paper.

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899 × 900 px
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