Ebook: Bosch
Author: Virginia Pitts Rembert
- Tags: Bosch Hieronymus -- -1516., Artists -- Netherlands -- 15th century., Bosch Hieronymus d. 1516 -- Criticism and interpretation., Painting Dutch -- 15th century., Arts., Artists., Painting Dutch., Netherlands.
- Series: Perfect Square
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Parkstone International
- City: New York, Netherlands
- Language: English
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Long before computer games were invented, Hiëronymus Bosch was painting terrifying, yet strangely likable, monsters, often with a touch of humour. His works are assertive statements about the mental dangers that befalls those who abandon the teachings of Christ. With a life that spanned 1450 to 1516, Bosch was born at the height of the Renaissance and witnessed its religious wars. Medieval traditions and values Read more...
Abstract: Long before computer games were invented, Hiëronymus Bosch was painting terrifying, yet strangely likable, monsters, often with a touch of humour. His works are assertive statements about the mental dangers that befalls those who abandon the teachings of Christ. With a life that spanned 1450 to 1516, Bosch was born at the height of the Renaissance and witnessed its religious wars. Medieval traditions and values were crumbling, paving the way for a new universe where faith had lost its power and much of its magic. Bosch set out to warn doubters of the perils awaiting all and any who lost their f