Cutting the Stone | Hieronymus Bosch | c. 1500-10 Select Size:24" x 36" Through the juxtaposition of African

Through the juxtaposition of African masks and Iberian sculpture-inspired faces

reflecting Munch's interest in the psychological aspects of the landscape

and profound beauty

with a play of light and shadow casting a soft

and mythological symbolism

Cutting the Stone | Hieronymus Bosch | c. 1500-10 Select Size:24" x 36" Through the juxtaposition of AfricanAbout the artwork: "Cutting the Stone" by Hieronymus Bosch is a satirical and enigmatic painting that critiques the quackery and ignorance of the late medieval period. The scene depicts a surgeon performing the supposed extraction of a "stone of madness" from a patients head, a practice rooted in the absurd belief that mental illness or foolishness could be cured by such means. Boschs signature surrealism is evident in the bizarre setting and the