Bosch
Author(s): Laurinda Dixon; Hoop Design Staff (Designed by)
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516), one of the major artists of the Northern Renaissance, had a seemingly inexhaustible imagination. Known as the creator of disturbing demons and spectacular hellscapes, he also painted the Garden of Earthly Delights, where gleeful naked youths feast on giant strawberries. Little is known of Bosch's life and his art has remained enigmatic, variously interpreted as the hallucinations of a madman or the secret language of a heretical sect. The Surrealists claimed Bosch as a predecessor, seeing in his work the imagery of dream, fantasy and the subconscious. Laurinda Dixon argues, however, that to understand and appreciate Bosch's art, we must return to the era in which he lived.
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Laurinda Dixon received her PhD from Boston University and is currently Professor of Art History in the Department of Fine Arts at Syracuse University. She has published six books, including Alchemical Imagery in Bosch's 'Garden of Earthly Delights' and Perilous Chastity: Women and Illness in Pre-Enlightenment Art and Medicine. Dixon has lectured widely in museums and other public venues to audiences with varied expertise in art history and the history of science. Author's Residence: Syracuse, New York, US
Introduction - 1 The Enigma of Hieronymus Bosch - 2 The Spectacle of Human Folly: Bosch as Moralist - 3 A Tale of Two Triptychs - 4 Redemption through Emulation: The Imitation of Christ - 5 Martyrdom and Melancholy: The Suffering of the Saints - 6 An Apothecary's Vision? The St Anthony Triptych - 7 The Crucible of God: Bosch and Chemistry - 8 Salvation through Science: The Garden of Earthly Delights - 9 Mirroring the Millennium: Bosch's Apocalyptic Visions - 10 Lost and Found: The Legacy of Hieronymus Bosch
General Fields
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- : Phaidon Press Limited
- : Phaidon Press Ltd
- : 0.698532
- : 01 July 2003
- : 220mm X 160mm X 25mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 August 2003
- : books
Special Fields
- : 180 colour and 20 b&w illustrations
- : 352
- : 759.9492
- : English
- : Hieronymus Bosch
- : AUG03
- : Paperback
- : Laurinda Dixon; Hoop Design Staff (Designed by)