Those in power no longer torture
a palace guard to rob a garden
from abroad for their lusts
no, nowadays money is enough
the magnetic big money
which always finds servants
Look closely at this painting
the colors are darker, and old
is the paint skin, forever
masterful are the brush strokes
yet this matter is only
just an attachment
for the trade in big names
the derivatives of art
with which profit is spoken
Poem 2313 Amsterdam, 2019-06-28 King Philip II (1527-1598) bought the triptych "Garden of Delights" (from 1480-1490, by Jheronymus Bosch) in 1591, which Alva in 1567/1568 had robbed from the palace of William of Orange-Nassau (1533-1584) in Brussels Collection:BloodTrunk Keyword:Art Keyword:Prestige Tribute to:Bosch, Jheronymus