An unusual and original portrait, originally part of an altarpiece. Bosch’s strange plants are starting to play a major role.
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Later paintings were largely religious in subject, but he continued to control colour and explore the effects of light.
An illustrated index to articles covering his works, further reading, and more.
The first African-American painter to achieve international recognition. Worked in France, now largely forgotten in Europe.
Strikingly original, its details are becoming sinister and idiosyncratic. We also discover why he signed with an owl, and called himself Bosch.
Accepted as being one of the greatest painters of all time, he has inspired other Masters including Tiepolo and Botticelli.
This early work showing a key scene from Christ’s Passion is beautifully composed and rich in relevant detail.
A major Symbolist painter, his favourite themes included death, Medusa, angels, and the book of Tobit.
Tales of knights and doomed maidens, the Lady of Shalott and the quest for the Holy Grail, painted in static tableau.
Probably his earliest surviving painting, his originality and genius are already starting to shine through its conventional features.
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