the composition is a big circle in the middle . inside the big circle is a huge steam - era machine . there are many planets surrounding the machine . the big circle is surrounded by red flames , or the eyes are full of people looking at the scenery in the big circle . in the middle of the picture is an ancient chinese porcelain , with flames burning at the bottom of the picture . there are many figures in the style of michelangelo on both sides of the large circle . the composition is absolutely symmetrical and stacked into a composition . classical oil painting , jheronimus bosch art style