I went looking for more information, but was unable to find it. So that story about Bosch painting himself into the crowd of Christ's mockers (which I heard a few years ago, but can't for the life of me remember where -- probably a sermon) is probably apocryphal. The closest I could find was this comment:
It was once believed that the sharp-nosed hermit helping to support the unconscious Saint Anthony in the left panel of the Saint Anthony triptych was a self-portrait...
So, looks like it was the wrong painting to begin with; and apparently it's now been discounted as a self-portrait anyway. Sigh. Move along, nothing to see here... but if Bosch had painted himself into the crowd, that would have been very Biblical of him.
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Date: 2004-05-27 09:22 am (UTC)It was once believed that the sharp-nosed hermit helping to support the unconscious Saint Anthony in the left panel of the Saint Anthony triptych was a self-portrait...
So, looks like it was the wrong painting to begin with; and apparently it's now been discounted as a self-portrait anyway. Sigh. Move along, nothing to see here... but if Bosch had painted himself into the crowd, that would have been very Biblical of him.