A bird-monster devouring sinners, naked bodies in tantric contortions, a pair of ears brandishing a sharpened blade: with just 20 paintings and nine drawings to his name, Netherlandish visionary
Hieronymus Bosch
(c. 1450–1516) secured his place as
a pillar of art history
. To this day,
the painter
par excellence
of hell and its demons
continues to puzzle and enthrall scholars, artists, designers, and musicians alike.
Based on the best-selling XXL edition, which saw TASCHEN commission
new and exclusive photography of details and recently restored works
, this large-scale monograph presents Bosch’s complete oeuvre. Texts from art historian and Bosch expert
Stefan Fischer
dissect the many compelling elements that populate each scene, from hybrid creatures of man and beast to Bosch’s pictorial use of proverbs and idioms. By
tying together the elusive threads of his oeuvre into one exhaustive overview
, this book reveals just what it was about Bosch and his painting that proved so immensely influential.
Features:
Impeccable full-page reproductions
celebrating the artist’s staggering compositional scope
Enlarged details
unveiling the
most intricate and bizarre scenes
as much as the
unsuspected technical minutiae
, from subtle brush-strokes to the grain of the canvas A
fold-out spread
drawn from the legendary
Last Judgement
A
special chapter
focusing on Bosch’s most famous work, the mesmerizing and terrifying triptych
The Garden of Earthly Delights