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Bosch
Explore Hieronymus Bosch's fantastic illustrations of the afterlife and other religious concepts and narratives.
Although Bosch's known works amount to no more than two dozen paintings and a handful of drawings, the artist had an enormous impact on religious imagery during his lifetime and for centuries afterward. His enigmatic and mind-bending depictions of humans, animals, and nature undoubtedly influenced the surrealist movement of the 20th century. This book explores Bosch's works in terms of medieval morality, the religious beliefs of his time, and the Northern Renaissance in general. This elegant volume offers exquisite, full-color reproductions that afford readers the opportunity to linger over the works' amazing details. The accompanying text examines Bosch's singular place in the canon of Western art, as a revolutionary portrayer of the imagination, and as a pioneer in the depiction of heaven and hell.
Although Bosch's known works amount to no more than two dozen paintings and a handful of drawings, the artist had an enormous impact on religious imagery during his lifetime and for centuries afterward. His enigmatic and mind-bending depictions of humans, animals, and nature undoubtedly influenced the surrealist movement of the 20th century. This book explores Bosch's works in terms of medieval morality, the religious beliefs of his time, and the Northern Renaissance in general. This elegant volume offers exquisite, full-color reproductions that afford readers the opportunity to linger over the works' amazing details. The accompanying text examines Bosch's singular place in the canon of Western art, as a revolutionary portrayer of the imagination, and as a pioneer in the depiction of heaven and hell.
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111 pages, Paperback
Published March 19, 2020
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February 2, 2025
Bought very randomly because I was in his hometown (cheers again Becky!)
I discover a really cool painter with extra modern vision for his time
Cool shit man
I discover a really cool painter with extra modern vision for his time
Cool shit man
October 9, 2024
A very good introduction to Hieronymus Bosch's most famous paintings, quite academic but accessibly written. I would have been curious to see more sources for what was being argued, but it was fine as a general intro as I say. Also, the images (despite taking up half of the book) are often too zoomed-in (or too small for the fully zoomed-out version of the painting), and so the text describing them sometimes mentions things that are actually out of frame in the image given.
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