Hieronymus Bosch

:This article concerns the Dutch Renaissance painter; for the fictional LAPD detective, see his creator Michael Connelly.

Style and works

He produced several triptychs, works of three paintings on wooden panels that are attached to each other. Among his most famous is The Garden of Earthly Delights. This triptych depicts paradise with Adam and Eve and many wondrous animals on the left panel, the earthly delights with numerous nude figures and tremendous fruit and birds on the middle panel, and hell with depictions of fantastic punishments of the various types of sinners on the right panel.

Related Topics:
Triptych - The Garden of Earthly Delights - Adam and Eve - Hell - Sinners

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These paintings have a rough surface from the application of paint; this contrasts with the traditional Flemish style of paintings, where the smooth surface attempts to hide the fact that the painting is man-made.

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His other works include his Ship of Fools painting.

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Towards the end of his life, Bosch's style changed and he created paintings with a small number of large figures who appear to almost leave the painting and stand close to the observer. An example is The Crowning with Thorns.

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Bosch never dated his paintings and signed only some of them. All in all, about 25 paintings remain today that are attributed to him. Philip II of Spain bought many of Bosch's paintings after the painter's death; as a result, the Prado Museum in Madrid now owns several of his works, including the Garden of Earthly Delights.

Related Topics:
Philip II of Spain - Prado Museum - Madrid

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Pieter Brueghel the Elder was influenced by Bosch's work and produced several paintings in a similar style, for instance the 1562 work The Triumph of Death.

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Pieter Brueghel the Elder - The Triumph of Death

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