Fish With Mast By Hieronymus Bosch

This is an reproduction of Heronymus Bosch’s sculpture entitled “Fish with Mast” from The Temptation of Saint Anthony. This armored fish moves in the water like a boat in front of the main scene: the celebration of black mass. In the Temptation of Saint Anthony, fish appear in all shapes and sizes. This one still swims, but his fellow sort can be found on dry land or even in the air. Up there they serve as cold-blooded means of conveyance for, what could be witches. Now we would suspect a broomstick here.