A bird-monster devouring sinners, naked bodies in tantric contortions, a
pair of ears brandishing a sharpened blade: with just 20 paintings and
nine drawings to his name, Netherlandish visionary Hieronymus Bosch (c.
1450-1516) secured his place as a pillar of art history. To this day,
the painter par excellence of hell and its demons continues to puzzle
and enthrall scholars, artists, designers, and musicians alike.
Based on the best-selling XXL edition, which saw TASCHEN commission new
and exclusive photography of details and recently restored works, this
large-scale monograph presents Bosch's complete oeuvre. Texts from art
historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer dissect the many compelling
elements that populate each scene, from hybrid creatures of man and
beast to Bosch's pictorial use of proverbs and idioms. By tying together
the elusive threads of his oeuvre into one exhaustive overview, this
book reveals just what it was about Bosch and his painting that proved
so immensely influential.
Features:
Impeccable full-page reproductions celebrating the artist's staggering
compositional scope
Enlarged details unveiling the most intricate and bizarre scenes as much
as the unsuspected technical minutiae, from subtle brush-strokes to the
grain of the canvas
A fold-out spread drawn from the legendary Last Judgement
A special chapter focusing on Bosch's most famous work, the mesmerizing
and terrifying triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights
