Hieronymus Bosch: Visions of genius by Hieronymus Bosch (Artist), Matthijs Ilsink (Author, Curator), A. M. Koldeweij (Curator, Author), Ch C. M. de Mooij (Curator), Ted Alkins (Translator), Helen Simpson, Noordbrabants Museum: Fine Soft cover (2016) 1st Edition

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191 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm. Summary:Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450--1516) lived and worked in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, where he created enigmatic paintings and drawings full of bizarre creatures, phantasmagoric monsters, and terrifying nightmares. He also depicted detailed landscapes and found inspiration in fundamental moral concepts: seduction, sin, and judgment.

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Title

Hieronymus Bosch: Visions of genius

Publisher

Mercatorfonds, Brussels

Publication Date

2016

Language

English

ISBN 10

9462301182

ISBN 13

9789462301184

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

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Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) lived and worked in 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, where he created enigmatic paintings and drawings full of bizarre creatures, phantasmagoric monsters, and terrifying nightmares. He also depicted detailed landscapes and found inspiration in fundamental moral concepts: seduction, sin, and judgment. This beautiful book accompanies the largest exhibition ever held on Bosch's work, and will feature important new research on his 25 known paintings and 20 drawings.
The book, divided into six sections, covers the entirety of the artist's career. It discusses in detail Bosch's Pilgrimage of Life, Bosch and the Life of Christ, his role as a draftsman, his depictions of saints, and The Garden of Earthly Delights, among other topics, and is handsomely illustrated by new photography undertaken by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project Team.

Matthijs Ilsink is project coordinator of the Bosch Research and Conservation Project and teaches at Radboud University, Nijmegen. Jos Koldeweij is professor in art history of the Middle Ages at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The authors are the curators of the's-Hertogenbosch exhibition.

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Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) lived and worked in 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, where he created enigmatic paintings and drawings full of bizarre creatures, phantasmagoric monsters, and terrifying nightmares. He also depicted detailed landscapes and found inspiration in fundamental moral concepts: seduction, sin, and judgment. This beautiful book accompanies the largest exhibition ever held on Bosch's work, and will feature important new research on his 25 known paintings and 20 drawings.
The book, divided into six sections, covers the entirety of the artist's career. It discusses in detail Bosch's Pilgrimage of Life, Bosch and the Life of Christ, his role as a draftsman, his depictions of saints, and The Garden of Earthly Delights, among other topics, and is handsomely illustrated by new photography undertaken by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project Team.

Matthijs Ilsink is project coordinator of the Bosch Research and Conservation Project and teaches at Radboud University, Nijmegen. Jos Koldeweij is professor in art history of the Middle Ages at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The authors are the curators of the's-Hertogenbosch exhibition.

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