Hieronymus Bosch

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Hieronymus Bosch

• 1450-1516

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Basic Information/Biography

• Born estimated around 1450 in the town of
  Hertogenbosch, Brabant (modern-day Netherlands).
• Died August 1516.
• His real name was Jerome van Aken.
• Painted mostly for nobility in Europe.
• He was an Orthodox Catholic, but his paintings
  were so strange that he was considered a heretic
  by the church.

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The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things
Painted in 1485 at the age of 35.
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The Haywain
Painted in 1490 at the age of 40.
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Christ Carrying the Cross
Painted in 1490 at the age of 40.
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Painted in 1500 at the age of 50.
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The Garden of Earthly Delights
Painted in 1504 at the age of 54.
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Questions

• Where are those works currently located?
• Where was the artist when he created those works?
  How did this setting (place and time) influence
  his work?
• Was he working under a patron some or all of the
  time?
• Why have his works become so famous?
• Is he known for a specific style or technique?

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So What?

• Bosch inspired a particular genre of painting
  involving scenes depicting biblical ideas.
• Influenced a number of painters including Pieter
  Brugel the Elder.
• Pioneered the triptych style of painting.
• The master of the monstrousthe discoverer of
  the unconcious. Carl Gustav Jung

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Bibliography

• WEBSITES
• Piosch, Nicolas. "Bosch, Hieronymus
  Haywain." WebMuseum. Ibiblio.org, 14 Oct. 2002.
  Web. 25 Mar. 2010. lthttp//www.ibiblio.org/wm/pain
  t/auth/bosch/haywain/gt.
• Piosch, Nicolas. "Bosch, Hieronymus The Garden
  of Earthly Delight." WebMuseum. Ibiblio.org, 14
  Oct. 2002. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. lthttp//www.ibiblio.
  org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/delight/gt.
• Piosch, Nicolas. "Bosch, Hieronymus The
  Temptation of St. Anthony." WebMuseum.
  Ibiblio.org, 14 Oct. 2002. Web. 25 Mar. 2010.
  lthttp//www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/tempt-
  ant/gt.
• Piosch, Nicolas. "Bosch, Hieronymus The Seven
  Deadly Sins." WebMuseum. Ibiblio.org, 14 Oct.
  2002. Web. 25 Mar. 2010. lthttp//www.ibiblio.org/w
  m/paint/auth/bosch/7sins/gt.
• Turner, Jane, ed. "Bosch, Hieronymous." The
  Dictionary of Art. Vol. 4. London Macmillan
  Limited, 1996. 445-53. Print.
• IMAGES
• http//www.artchive.com/artchive/b/bosch/carrying.
  jpg
• http//www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/7sins/7
  sins.jpg
• http//rjdent.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/tgoed-hb
  -tryptych.jpg
• http//www.lib-art.com/imgpainting/2/9/7192-tripty
  ch-of-haywain-hieronymus-bosch.jpg
• http//www.wga.hu/art/b/bosch/90anthon/1triptyc.jp
  g