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Full Length Article
Abstract
In this paper I analyze the critically acclaimed film _In Bruges_, directed by Martin McDonagh, arguing that the film transforms the town of Bruges into a narrative embodiment of the Purgatory depicted in Hieronymus Bosch’s medieval paintings. The Boschian transformation is achieved through the use of medieval symbolism, themes of sin, repentance, and the afterlife, as well as visual references to Bosch’s characters, scenes, and his Last Judgement triptych in Bruges.
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Art
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Yanar, Yalet
(2025)
"Hieronymus Bosch’s Purgatory in In Bruges,"
The Agora: Vol. 3, Article 4.
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https://digitalcommons.nmsu.edu/the-agora/vol3/iss1/4