The land of unlikeness
Subtitle: Hieronymus Bosch, The garden of earthly delights
By: Reindert Falkenburg
Contributors: Bosch, Hieronymus, d. 1516
Series: Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history -- vol. 10; Studies in Netherlandish art and cultural history -- v. 10.
Publisher: W Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Zwolle, Netherlands]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9789040077678
Subjects: Renaissance Painting; Criticism and interpretation
Other titles: Hieronymus Bosch, The garden of earthly delights; Garden of earthly delights
Description: Hieronymus Bosch painted The garden of earthly delight shortly before 1500. The unique late medieval pictorial language that he used has always raised many questions and diverse interpretations. About the precise meaning of the many details there is until today no consensus. Reindert Falkenburg reads The garden of earthly delight from the point of view of possible commisioners and their world view. This reading presents a fascinating interpretation of the cultural climate in which this painting could be painted.
Notes: Includes one illustration, folded and tipped into book

Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-319).