Jos Koldeweij og Matthijs Ilsink Hieronymus Bosch

An accessible survey on a genius artist, published to accompany the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) livedand worked in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, where he created enigmatic paintings and drawings full of bizarre creatures,phantasmagoric monsters, andterrifying nightmares. He also depicted detailed landscapes andfound inspiration infundamental moral concepts: seduction, sin, and judgment. This beautiful book accompanies a major exhibition on Bosch's work in his native city, and will feature important new research on his 25 known paintings and 20 drawings. The book,divided into six sections, covers the entirety of the artist's career. It discusses in detail Bosch's Pilgrimage of Life , Bosch and the Life of Christ, his role as a draughtsman,his depictions of saints, and his visualization of Judgment Day and the hereafter , among other topics, and is handsomely illustrated by new photography undertaken by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project Team. Distributed for Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: Het Noordbrabants Museum, ’s -Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands (02/13/16–05/08/16)