An accessible survey on a genius artist, published to accompany the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death

Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) lived and worked in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, where he created enigmatic paintings and drawings full of bizarre creatures, phantasmagoric monsters, and terrifying nightmares. He also depicted detailed landscapes and found inspiration in fundamental moral concepts: seduction, sin, and judgment. This beautiful book accompanies a major exhibition on Bosch's work in his native city, and will feature important new research on his 25 known paintings and 20 drawings. The book, divided into six sections, covers the entirety of the artist's career. It discusses in detail Bosch's Pilgrimage of Life, Bosch and the Life of Christ, his role as a draughtsman, his depictions of saints, and his visualization of Judgment Day and the hereafter, among other topics, and is handsomely illustrated by new photography undertaken by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project Team.

Distributed for Mercatorfonds

Exhibition Schedule:

Het Noordbrabants Museum, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands
(02/13/16-05/08/16)

About the Author
Matthijs Ilsink is project coordinator of the Bosch Research and Conservation Project and teaches at Radboud University, Nijmegen. Jos Koldeweij is professor in art history of the Middle Ages at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.


Reviews
"Lushly illustrated with descriptions of the works . . . [in] reader-friendly prose."-Nina Siegal, New York Times Book Review





Book Information
ISBN 9780300220131
Author Matthijs Ilsink
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 885g