Hieronymus Bosch. The Complete Works. 40th Ed.

(Artist) Hieronymus Bosch, Stefan Fischer

ISBN 10: 3836587866 / ISBN 13: 9783836587860

Published by TASCHEN, 2021

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 3398629

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hieronymus Bosch. The Complete Works. 40th Ed.
• Publisher: TASCHEN
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3836587866
• ISBN 13: 9783836587860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • ART-MONOGRAPHS

About this title

Synopsis

Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. 500 years on from his death, his works continue to inspire scholars, artists, designers, and musicians, death metal band names and designer dresses.

This edition offers the complete and haunting Bosch world in one compact format. Through full spreads and carefully curated details, we explore the full reach and compelling inventions of the artist’s genius as well as disturbing imagination. We encounter his hybrid creatures, his nightmarish scenarios, his religious and moral framework, and his pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs and idioms. Along the way, art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer reveals the most important themes and influences in these cryptic, mesmerizing masterpieces.

About the series

TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program―now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.

About the Author

Stefan Fischer studied art history, history, and classical archaeology in Münster, Amsterdam, and Bonn. In 2009 he completed his doctoral thesis “Hieronymus Bosch: Malerei als Vision, Lehrbild und Kunstwerk.” His specialist fields are Netherlandish painting of the 15th to the 17th centuries and museology.