ISBN10: 9514106733, ISBN13: 9789514106736, [publisher: Academia Scientiarum Fennica, 22] Softcover A fine copy with no markings. Hieronymus Bosch's (1450-1516) work studied in the frame of realism. Bosch was evidently a man well versed in all aspects of contemporary culture and a master of logically coherent motifs, which can be seen in the piece this book largely focuses on, "The Garden of Delights". Text in English. 240 pp.
[Vantaa, Finland] [Publication Year: 1992]
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Academia Sientiarum Fennica. Date: 1992. Trade paperback. Fine.. 241 p. Includes: illustrations, bibliography. . The phantasmagoria in the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) has led most scholars to interpret him as some kind of heretic: an astrologist, alchemist or adamite. Scholars use the same symbols for their personal preferences. The focus in this book is on Bosch as an ardent realist in his minute attention to detail. He is a master of logically coherent motifs within the phantasmagoria of the hell scene in "The Garden of Delights". Bosch was evidently a man well versed in all aspects of contemporary culture. He used frightful suffering as a warning to the sinful. He is thus regarded as a great humanist in the manner of Geiler von Kaiserberg, preaching not in words but in pictures. 1992. Academia Sientiarum Fennica ISBN 9514106733 9789514106736 [US]