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Bosch

By (Artist) Hieronymous Bosch, Laurinda Dixon
Bosch

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The Art & Ideas series offers introductory books on all aspects of the history of art. Written by an outstanding expert in the field, this volume explores the life and times of Hieronymus Bosch, one of the major artists of the Northern Renaissance. 200 illustrations, 180 in full color.
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Authors: (Artist) Hieronymous Bosch, Laurinda Dixon
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780714839745
ISBN10: 0714839744
Page Count: 352
Dimensions: 6.1x0.86x8.88
Publisher: Phaidon

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This monograph on Hieronymous Bosch (c.1450-1516) - a major artist of the Northern Renaissance - treats the artist as an artist of his times, knowledgeable about the latest techniques of painting, active in the religious life of his community & conversant with the scientific developments of his day - while still carrying the mantle of the creator of disturbing demons and spectacular hell-scapes. Continued interest in Bosch stems from a shared fascination with the fantastic, satiric & unusual. References to his creative forms permeate popular culture: scenic backgrounds for film & television fantasies, monsters for sci-fi films & provocative imagery for album/book covers. Addenda. 218 illus. 351p.

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Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516), one of the major artists of the Northern Renaissance, had a seemingly inexhaustible imagination. Known as the creator of disturbing demons and spectacular hellscapes, he also painted the Garden of Earthly Delights, where gleeful naked youths feast on giant strawberries. Little is known of Bosch's life and his art has remained enigmatic, variously interpreted as the hallucinations of a madman or the secret language of a heretical sect. The Surrealists claimed Bosch as a predecessor, seeing in his work the imagery of dream, fantasy and the subconscious. Laurinda Dixon argues, however, that to understand and appreciate Bosch's art, we must return to the era in which he lived.
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