Hieronymus Bosch: A Mysterious Master’s Early Life and Major Works

ARTNEWS
By Claire Selvin

Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1490-1500, oil on oak panel.

The life and work of the Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch, to whom 20 paintings have been definitively attributed, have long captivated audiences around the world. Considered one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance, Bosch is known for creating restlessly imaginative works rich in religious symbolism, allegory, and fantastical elements depicted in bustling scenes across expansive compositions. If his crowded proto-Surrealist paintings have been acclaimed by many, his early life and the origins of his work are still less widely known. [More]