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The land of unlikeness : Hieronymus Bosch, The garden of earthly delights

Hieronymus Bosch painted The garden of earthly delight shortly before 1500. The unique late medieval pictorial language that he used has always raised many questions and diverse interpretations. About the precise meaning of the many details there is until today no consensus. Reindert Falkenburg read...

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Main Author: Falkenburg, Reindert Leonard (Author)
Other Authors: Bosch, Hieronymus (Illustrator)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: [Zwolle] : W Books , 2011
Series:Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history 10
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Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Reindert Falkenburg, The land of unlikeness. Hieronymus Bosch, the garden of earthly delights]
Author Notes:Reindert Falkenburg
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Summary:Hieronymus Bosch painted The garden of earthly delight shortly before 1500. The unique late medieval pictorial language that he used has always raised many questions and diverse interpretations. About the precise meaning of the many details there is until today no consensus. Reindert Falkenburg reads The garden of earthly delight from the point of view of possible commisioners and their world view. This reading presents a fascinating interpretation of the cultural climate in which this painting could be painted
Hieronymus Bosch painted The Garden of Earthly Delight shortly before 1500. The unique late medieval pictorial language that he used has always raised many questions and diverse interpretations. About the precise meaning of the many details there is until today no consensus. Reindert Falkenburg reads The Garden of Earthly Delight from the point of view of possible commisioners and their world view. This reading presents a fascinating interpretation of the cultural climate in which this painting could be painted
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 308 - 319
Physical Description:320 S. zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:9789040077678