Hieronymus Bosch was born in the town of 's Hertogenbosch near Antwerp, from which he took his name. He was the son of a painter. He is famous for the fantastic and disturbing detail of his panel pictures. In his mature works Bosch developed an original and often macabre language of visual symbolism, sometimes a literal translation of verbal metaphors found in the Bible.
Bosch appears to have spent the majority of his life in 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), although his family probably came from Aachen in Germany. His chronology is uncertain, but the Gallery's ‘Christ Mocked’ is probably an early work, one of many representing episodes of the Passion of Christ. Bosch's most famous work is perhaps 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' at the Prado, Madrid. In the 17th century Van Mander wrote
'Who will be able to tell of all the weird and strange ideas which were in the mind of Hieronymus Bosch, and his expressions of them by his brush? He painted gruesome Pictures.’ Bosch's work particularly influenced Bruegel in the 16th century. His paintings were collected by Philip II of Spain, and in the 20th century were cited by the Surrealists as precursors of their own visions.
This is part 2 of a 3-part series on the works of Hieronymus Bosch:
1496-1500 Ecce Homo by workshop of Bosch:
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1496-1500 Ecce Homo outer face Heilwich van der Rullen and Her Daughters with Saint Mary Magdalen oil on wood panel Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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1496-1500 Ecce Homo outer face detail |
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1496-1500 Ecce Homo outer face detail
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1496-1500 Ecce Homo inner face oil on wood panel Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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1496-1500 Ecce Homo inner face detail |
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1496-1500 Ecce Homo inner face detail |
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1496-1500 Ecce Homo inner face detail |
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The Crucifixion of St. Julia oil on panel 104 x 199 cm Gallerie dell'Accademia, Florence |
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The Crucifixion of St. Julia detail |
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The Crucifixion of St. Julia detail |
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The Crucifixion of St. Julia detail |
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c1499 The Adoration of the Magi (workshop of Bosch) oil on wood panel 94 x 74 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art. PA |
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1500 Ecce Homo oil on oak panel 71.1 x 60.5 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt |
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1500-02 The Haywain triptych oil on panel 135 x 200 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid |
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1500-02 The Haywain triptych detail |
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1500-02 The Haywain triptych detail |
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1500-02 The Haywain triptych detail |
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1500-1524 Job Triptych oil on wood panel 132 x 98.3 cm Museums Bruges |
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1500-1524 Job Triptych detail
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1500-1524 Job Triptych detail |
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1500-1524 Job Triptych detail |
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c1500 Christ carrying the Cross oil on panel 142.3 x 104.5 cm Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid |
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c1500 Table of the Mortal Sins oil on panel 119.4 x 149.9 cm Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid |
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c1500 Table of the Mortal Sins detail |
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c1500 Table of the Mortal Sins detail |
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c1500 Table of the Mortal Sins detail |
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c1500 Table of the Mortal Sins detail |
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c1500 Table of the Mortal Sins detail |
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early 1500s Retinue of the Magi (attributed to Bosch) oil on wood panel 36.2 x 21.3 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art. PA |
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early 1500s The Adoration of the Magi oil on wood panel 77.5 x 55.9 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA |
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early 1500s Two Shepherds (attributed to Bosch) oil on wood panel 37.5 x 22.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art. PA |
c1501 The Temptation of St Anthony triptych
oil on panels 131 x 228 cm
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon:
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