But Bosch’s embrace of the freakish sublime did not render him a social outcast, as viewers of his work might assume–he was a member of the Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady, an elite religious ...

Hieronymus Bosch. The Ascent of the Blessed. Courtesy of Museo Nacional del Prado. I had studied much of Bosch’s work in reproductions but it was the forth panel of Visions of the Hereafter: ...

Hieronymus Bosch, “Ascent of the Blessed” (c. 1490) (image via Wikimedia Commons) Convincing these industry giants to lend their masterworks to the Noordbrabants Museum, which had no paintings ...

The art of Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch is known for fantastic imagery and delicate details. But none is as ambitious as The Garden of Earthly Delights, a piece so ripe with symbolism that it ...

Bosch’s animal hybrids and anthropomorphous fantasies have a more ambiguous role. They populate the space of masterworks such as the “Last Judgement Triptych” (c. 1505–15) or the “Saint ...

Hieronymus Bosch, The Adoration of the Magi, circa 1475 New York, The Metropolitan ... The Ascent of the Blessed, circa 1505–1515 Venice, Museo di Palazzo Grimani, Gallerie dell ...

Bosch’s vision of hell, first committed to canvas in the late-15th century, has come to be known by scholars and the public alike as the most famous scene of the underworld in Western art ...

The Taschen Bosch is a magnificent addition to the bibliography, an epic monument to the grandeur and drama of this remarkable artist. Stephan Fischer, Bosch, The Complete Works, Taschen Taschen has ...

Hieronymus van Aken was born in Den Bosch around 1450, and adopted the name of his hometown to promote his work. His father and grandfather were both painters. Bosch followed in their footsteps.