Hieronymus Bosch, Garden of earthly delights
By: Hans Belting ; [translated from the German].
Contributors: Bosch, Hieronymus, d. 1516.
Publisher: Prestel Pub.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Bosch, Hieronymus, d. 1516; Bosch, Hieronymus, d. 1516 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "Hans Belting avoids interpreting Hieronymus Bosch's triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights, as a heretical masterpiece, a personal examination of the church's dogmas, or as an opulent illustration of the Creation. Instead, he sees the panels as a painted Utopia, reflecting the zeitgeist of the period. He links the work to the humanist theories of Thomas More and Willibald Pirckheimer and examines the question that Bosch posed: "What would the world have been like without the Fall?" In addition, the author determines the secular patron and analyses the intended purpose of the painting."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.