The inverted funnel is a symbol of madness and the owl in the tree represents heresy. The large rost bird is a symbol of gluttony and the knife being 
The inverted funnel is a symbol of madness and the owl in the tree represents heresy. The large rost bird is a symbol of gluttony and the knife being used to cut it down is both a phallic symbol and representative of anger.* The monk and nun, who are singing together, are an erotic image, especially when combined with the lute and cherries, which are also depicted in their boat, and the nudes swimming in the water. FTP, this describes much of the symbolism of what painting by Hieronymus Bosch, which shares its name with a work by Katherine Anne Porter?
The inverted funnel is a symbol of madness and the owl in the tree represents heresy.
Ship of Fools