The Cure of Folly (Extraction of the Stone of Madness) 1475-80

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"The Cure of Folly (Extraction of the Stone of Madness)" is a painting by the Early Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch, created between 1475 and 1480. The work is also known by other titles, such as "The Stone Operation" and "The Extraction of the Stone of Madness," and it is housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain. The painting is executed in oil on an oak panel and measures 48 cm by 35 cm.

This enigmatic work depicts a scene in which a person, presumed to be a charlatan or quack doctor, is performing a trepanation, which is the act of drilling into the human skull. The operation is supposedly to remove a "stone of madness," a mythical cause of insanity, from a patient's head. Bosch's painting is rich in allegory and symbolism, common features of his artistic oeuvre. The "stone" being removed is actually a flower bulb, adding to the absurdity of the procedure and suggesting a critique of the folly of gullibility and the deceitfulness of those preying on the vulnerable.

The composition is set against a landscape backdrop, and the central figures are surrounded by onlookers, including a nun and a friar, who may represent the complicity of religious institutions in the exploitation of the ignorant or the mentally ill. The painting's satirical tone is further enhanced by the inscription on the funnel-like cap worn by the patient, which translates to "Master, cut away the stone; my name is Lubbert Das," a phrase that has been interpreted as a mocking reference to the gullible everyman.

"The Cure of Folly" is one of Bosch's smaller works, yet it encapsulates the artist's fascination with human folly and the darker aspects of human nature. The painting's precise meaning remains the subject of scholarly debate, as is the case with much of Bosch's art. Its surreal imagery and complex iconography continue to intrigue and puzzle art historians, making it a significant piece in the study of Northern Renaissance art and the oeuvre of Hieronymus Bosch.

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