Hieronymus Bosch - The Complete Works. 45th Ed. (English)

Delicious demons, nightmare creatures, and atrocious angels; no painter has come close to the fantastical schemes of Hieronymus Bosch. Delve deep into the artist’s complete works, through fresh photographs of recently restored paintings such as The Last Judgement and The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Fantasy Art, Renaissance style

The fantastical visions of Hieronymus Bosch

Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516), but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. Five hundred years on from his death, his works continue to inspire scholars, artists, designers, and musicians, death metal band names, and designer dresses.

This edition offers the complete and haunting Bosch world in one compact format. Through full spreads and carefully curated details, we explore the full reach and compelling inventions of the artist’s genius as well as disturbing imagination. We encounter his hybrid creatures, his nightmarish scenarios, his religious and moral framework, and his pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs and idioms. Along the way, art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer reveals the most important themes and influences in these cryptic, mesmerizing masterpieces.

The author

Stefan Fischer studied art history, history, and classical archaeology in Münster, Amsterdam, and Bonn. In 2009 he completed his doctoral thesis “Hieronymus Bosch: Malerei als Vision, Lehrbild und Kunstwerk.” His specialist fields are Netherlandish painting of the 15th to the 17th centuries and museology.

Details

Hieronymus Bosch. The Complete Works. 45th Ed.
Hardcover, 6.1 × 8.5 in., 2.51 lb, 512 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-8786-0
Edition: English