Full Description
In his lifetime Hieronymus Bosch was already famous for his fantastic, unearthly creations. Today his name has become synonymous with the eerie, infernal and macabre. Bosch's enigmatic paintings have resulted in numerous interpretations; some tried to understand his visual worlds through esoteric means, while others attempted to decode them through psychology and psychoanalysis. Now in paperback, Hieronymus Bosch: Visions and Nightmares traces the career of a painter who worked for the highest aristocratic and courtly circles, and explains Bosch's paintings against the background of contemporary culture and society.
Contents
1 Visions and Nightmares
2 A Painter in Den Bosch
3 Pious Donations
4 From Christmas to Easter
5 Devout Examples
6 The Art of Invention and the Invention of Art
7 The Seven Deadly Sins and the Last Judgement
8 The Haywain and The Garden of Earlthy Delights
9 The Folly of the World
10 Interpretations
References
Bibliography
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
