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Symbolism in art

Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez
Las MeninasDiego Velázquez, 1656A princess, a king, and a puzzle: what's really happening in this 17th-century masterpiece?
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer IGustav Klimt, 1907Is this a portrait of a woman, or a goddess?
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
The Garden of Earthly DelightsHieronymus Bosch, 1490Is hell a warning or a mirror to our own desires?