![]() ![]() Moreover, the considerable professional success that the artist enjoyed in his native Hertogenbosch, not to mention his membership in a traditional religious organisation, suggests that he pursued not a sinister secret agenda but simply his personal artistic vision. Yet none of these theories has ever seemed to provide an adequate understanding of Bosch's work. 1516) has been the source of widespread interest ever since the painter's lifetime, and is still so enigmatic that scholars have theorised that it contains hidden astrological, alchemical, or even heretical meanings. The phantasmagoric imagery of Hieronymus Bosch (d. ![]() It's a big book and will well reward the many hours needed to digest it." - Bloomsbury Review Bosch has 310 illustrations, most in full and high quality color, a vast bibliography and index. His explications of the paintings and their influence on other artists, most notably Pieter Bruegel the Elder, contain many fresh insights. ![]() He draws upon new research into his subject's cultural milieu, belief system and artistic intentions. "Larry Silver, a professor of art history at the University of Pennsylvania, elucidates "The Garden of Earthly Delights" and the nightmarish circus it presents, as well as a host of Bosch's other magnificent works. ![]()
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