Hieronymus Bosch

Articles in celebration of Bosch’s 500th anniversary in August 2016

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Paintings

boschadorationmaginy — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Adoration of the Magi (c 1470-80), oil and gold on oak panel, 71.1 x 56.7 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913), New York, NY. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Adoration of the Magi (New York) (c 1470-80)

boscheccehomostadel — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Ecce Homo (c 1475-85) (CR no. 11), oil on oak panel, 71.4 x 61 cm, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main. Wikimedia Commons.

Ecce Homo (Städel) (c 1475-85)

boschstjeromeprayer — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Saint Jerome at Prayer (c 1485-95) (CR no. 1), oil on oak panel, 80 x 60.7 cm, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project, via Wikimedia Commons.

Saint Jerome at Prayer (Ghent) (c 1485-95)

boschjohnbaptist — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Saint John the Baptist (c 1490-95) (CR no. 5), oil on oak panel, 48.5 × 40.5 cm, Museo Fundación Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project, via Wikimedia Commons.

Saint John the Baptist (Madrid) (c 1490-95)

boschstjohnonpatmos — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Saint John on Patmos (c 1490-95) (CR no. 6A), oil on oak panel, 63 × 43.2 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Berlin. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project, via Wikimedia Commons.

Saint John on Patmos (c 1490-95)

boschpassionscenes — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Passion Scenes (c 1490-95) (CR no. 6B), oil on oak panel, 63 × 43.2 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Berlin. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project, via Wikimedia Commons.

Passion Scenes (c 1490-95)

boschchristcrownedwiththorns — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Crowning with Thorns (c 1490-1500), oil on oak panel, 73.8 x 59 cm, The National Gallery, London. Wikimedia Commons.

The Crowning with Thorns (London) (c 1490-1500)

boschcalvarywithdonor — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Calvary with Donor (c 1490-1500), oil on oak panel, 74.8 x 61 cm, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van Belgiê, Brussels. Wikimedia Commons.

Calvary with Donor (c 1490-1500)

boschstchristopher — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Saint Christopher (c 1490-1500) (CR no. 7), oil on oak panel, 113.7 × 71.6 cm, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Photo by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, via Noordbrabants Museum.

Saint Christopher (Rotterdam) (c 1490-1500)

boschadorationmagi3main — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Adoration of the Magi (Interior) (Saint Peter with donor, The Adoration of the Magi, Saint Agnes with donor) (1490-1500) (CR no. 9), oil on oak panel, 138 cm x 138 cm overall when open, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Wikimedia Commons.

The Adoration of the Magi (Prado) (c 1490-1500; most probably around 1495)

boschchristcarryingcross — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Christ Carrying the Cross (1490-1510) (CR no. 12), oil on oak panel, 59.7 x 32 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. © Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldergalerie, KHM-Museumsverband, Wenen, via Wikimedia Commons.

Christ Carrying the Cross and Christ Child (c 1490-1510)

boschhermitsaintstriptych — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Hermit Saints Anthony, Jerome and Giles (triptych) (c 1495-1505, oil on oak panel, 85.4 × 29.2 cm (left), 85.7 × 60 cm (central), 85.7 × 28.9 cm (right), Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project.

The Hermit Saints Triptych (Venice) (c 1495-1505)

boschchristcarryingcrossm — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Christ Carrying the Cross (c 1495-1505), oil on oak panel, 142.8 x 104.3 cm, El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. Wikimedia Commons.

Christ Carrying the Cross (San Lorenzo) (c 1495-1505)

boschstwilgefortis — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Saint Wilgefortis Triptych (c 1495-1505), oil on oak panel, left wing 105.2 × 27.5 cm, central panel 105.2 × 62.7 cm, right wing 104.7 × 27.9 cm, Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project.

Saint Wilgefortis Triptych (c 1495-1505)

boschgardendelights — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Garden of Earthly Delights (c 1495-1505), triptych, oil on oak panel, 220 x 390 cm, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Wikimedia Commons.

The Garden of Earthly Delights (c 1495-1505) part 1
The Garden of Earthly Delights (c 1495-1505) part 2

boschlastjudgementbr — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Last Judgment (c 1495-1505), oil on oak panel, left wing 99.5 x 28.8 cm, central panel 99.2 × 60.5 cm, right wing 99.5 × 28.6 cm, Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium. Wikimedia Commons.

The Last Judgement (Bruges), reverse Crowning with Thorns (c 1495-1505)

boschlastjudgementvi — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Last Judgment (c 1500-1505), oil on oak panel, left wing 163 x 60 cm, central panel 163 × 127 cm, right wing 163 × 60 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna. Wikimedia Commons.

The Last Judgement (Vienna), reverse Saint James and Saint Hippolytus (c 1500-1505)

boschtemptationstanthony — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Lisbon) (c 1500-10), oil on oak panel, left wing 144.8 x 66.5 cm, central panel 145.1 × 132.8 cm, right wing 144.8 × 66.7 cm, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon. Wikimedia Commons.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Lisbon) and The Temptation of Saint Anthony (fragment, Kansas City) (c 1500-1510)

boschwayfarerrecon — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Wayfarer Triptych (reconstruction of wings) (1500-10), oil on oak panel. Wikimedia Commons.

The Wayfarer Triptych (fragments) (c 1500-1510)

boschvisionshereafter — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Visions of the Hereafter (1505-15), oil on oak panel, four panels each approx 88.8 x 39.8 cm, Museo di Palazzo Grimani, Venice. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project, via Wikimedia Commons.

Visions of the Hereafter (1505-15)

boschhaywain — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Haywain Triptych (c 1510-16), oil on oak panel, left wing 136.1 x 47.7 cm, central panel 133 × 100 cm, right wing 136.1 × 47.6 cm, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Wikimedia Commons.

The Haywain Triptych (1510-16)

Other articles

Hieronymus Bosch: the life of a great Master
Five hundred years of Bosch: the wisdom of his owls
Funnels, Jewish hats, and wizardry: the influence of Bosch’s visual inventions
The Story in Paintings: Story circles – the narrative in Bosch’s Passion Scenes (c 1490-95)
Owls and the reading of Bosch’s paintings 1
Owls and the reading of Bosch’s paintings 2
Hieronymus Bosch and Richard Dadd: kindred spirits?
The Story in Paintings: The temptation of Saint Anthony, before 1560
The Story in Paintings: The temptation of Saint Anthony, after 1570

Books, exhibitions, and other media

A Summer of Bosch – books and exhibitions for his 500th
Book Review: Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman: Catalogue Raisonné, Ilsink and Koldeweij

boschstjohnonpatmosd4 — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), Saint John on Patmos (detail) (c 1490-95) (CR no. 6A), oil on oak panel, 63 × 43.2 cm, Gemäldegalerie, Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Berlin. Photo Rik Klein Gotink and image processing Robert G. Erdmann for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project, via Wikimedia Commons.

Further reading

Borchert H-T (2016) Bosch in Detail, Ludion. ISBN 978 9 491 81951 3.
Falkenburg R (2011) The Land of Unlikeness: Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, WBOOKS. ISBN 978 9 040 07767 8.
Fischer S (2013, 2016) Hieronymus Bosch, The Complete Works, Bibliotheca Universalis, Taschen. ISBN 978 3 8365 3850 3.
Hoogstede L et al. (2016) Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman: Technical Studies, Yale UP and Mercatorfonds. ISBN 978 0 300 22015 5.
Ilsink M, Koldeweij J (2016) Hieronymus Bosch, Visions of Genius, Yale UP and Mercatorfonds. ISBN 978 0 300 22013 1.
Ilsink M, Koldeweij J et al. (2016) Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman: Catalogue Raisonné, Yale UP and Mercatorfonds. ISBN 978 0 300 22014 8.
Schwartz G (2016) Jheronimus Bosch, The Road to Heaven and Hell, Overlook Duckworth. ISBNB 978 1 4683 1373 4.
Zuffi S (2012) Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, Art Mysteries, 24 ORE Cultura. ISBN 978 8 866 48088 4.
van Laer, L The Esoteric Bosch, iTunes Store.

boschgardenearthlydelightscentowl3 — Hieronymus Bosch (c 1450–1516), The Garden of Earthly Delights (centre panel, detail) (c 1495-1505), oil on oak panel, central panel 190 × 175 cm, each wing 187.5 × 76.5 cm, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Wikimedia Commons.

Websites

Wikipedia, and its list of paintings.
Jheronimus Bosch Art Center, ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Museo del Prado.
The Esoteric Bosch – readings of his paintings.
Bosch Research and Conservation Project.

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