''The Wayfarer'' (or ''The Pedlar'') is an oil on panel painting by

Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch (, ; born Jheronimus van Aken ; – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch/ Netherlandish painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on o ...

, created ''c.'' 1500. It is currently in

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located a ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

. This painting is round and in diameter. It is one of the fragments of a partially lost

triptych A triptych ( ; from the Greek adjective ''τρίπτυχον'' "''triptukhon''" ("three-fold"), from ''tri'', i.e., "three" and ''ptysso'', i.e., "to fold" or ''ptyx'', i.e., "fold") is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided ...

diptych A diptych (; from the Greek δίπτυχον, ''di'' "two" + '' ptychē'' "fold") is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world w ...

, which also included the ''

Allegory of Gluttony and Lust ''Allegory of Intemperance'' is an oil on wood painting by Hieronymus Bosch made . It is held in the Yale University Art Gallery, in New Haven, Connecticut. This panel is the left inside bottom wing of a hinged triptych. The other identified ...

'', the ''

Ship of Fools The ship of fools is an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's ''Republic'', about a ship with a dysfunctional crew. The allegory is intended to represent the problems of governance prevailing in a political system not based on expert kn ...

'' and '' Death and the Miser''. The figure is similar to the man depicted in ''The Path of Life'' panel on the exterior of ''

The Haywain Triptych The ''Haywain Triptych'' is a panel painting by Hieronymus Bosch, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. A date of around 1516 has been established by means of dendrochronological research. The central panel, signed "Jheronimus Bosch", measu ...

''. The character has been interpreted as choosing between the path of virtue at the gate on the right or debauchery in the house on the left, or as the prodigal son returning home from the world.

Legacy

Tim Storrier's self-portrait ''The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch)'' won the 2012 Archibald Prize.Winner: Archibal Prize 2012 – Tim Storrier
Art Gallery of New South Wales

References

External links

Journey of Man Google Arts and Culture
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