The Devil on the Chair of the Night (Large)

It is assumed that in some way Bosch had knowledge of the Visio Tungdali, a twelfth-century manuscript describing a vision of a journey through hell. This was possibly the basis for this devil, crowned with a cauldron, symbolizing the fire of diabolical hell. He is seated on a night chair, which offers him the possibility of excreting gorged souls. His curious footwear in the shape of pitchers symbolizes dipsomania.