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How much is The Garden of Earthly Delights worth?

The Garden of Earthly Delights is not for sale: it is held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid, so it has no market price. Prints and posters of it usually sell for $5–$250, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800.

Artist: Hieronymus Bosch
Date: 1505
Medium: Oil on panel
Held by: Museo del Prado, Madrid

Own a print or copy of The Garden of Earthly Delights?

Most copies of The Garden of Earthly Delights in homes are prints, posters or hand-painted copies. They sell as decorative pieces, not as Bosch's work. These are the resale ranges Art Scanner's value estimate starts from.

Poster or unframed print$5–$60

Framed decorative or museum-shop print$40–$250

Large framed archival print$150–$800

Hand-painted copy$100–$800

An oil copy painted by hand, often sold as decor

Resale value in US dollars on a log scale: what copies actually sell for second-hand, not retail.

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About the painting

The Garden of Earthly Delights is the modern title given to a five-panel triptych by the Early Netherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch, between 1490 and 1510, when Bosch was between 40 and 60 years old. Because of Bosch's religious beliefs, interpretations of the work typically assume it is a warning against the perils of temptation. The outer panels place the work on the Third Day of Creation. The intricacy of its symbolism, particularly that of the central panel, has led to a wide range of scholarly interpretations over the centuries.

Why it has no price

The Garden of Earthly Delights is held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Works in public collections are not sold, so no one can put a market price on them. Sale records of other works by the same artist are the closest guide to what it would fetch.

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Questions

How much is The Garden of Earthly Delights worth?

The Garden of Earthly Delights is not for sale: it is held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid, so it has no market price. Prints and posters of it usually sell for $5–$250, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800.

How much is a print of The Garden of Earthly Delights worth?

Most prints and posters of The Garden of Earthly Delights sell for $5–$250, with framed ones at the top of that range, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800. They are priced as decorative pieces, not as Bosch's work.

Is The Garden of Earthly Delights for sale?

No. It is held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Works in public collections are not sold, so they have no market price.

Where is The Garden of Earthly Delights?

The Garden of Earthly Delights (1505, oil on panel) is held by the Museo del Prado, Madrid.