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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Hieronymus Bosch: Visions, Symbols, and the Secrets of the Soul

Hieronymus Bosch: Visions, Symbols, and the Secrets of the Soul

Rembert, Virginia Pitts

Hardcover

Art HistoryEuropean ArtIndividual Artists

ISBN10: 1646995430
ISBN13: 9781646995431
Publisher: Parkstone Press
Published: Jan 17 2020
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.96
Height: 0.69 Width: 8.50 Depth: 10.63
Language: English

Hieronymus Bosch was painting frightening, yet vaguely likeable monsters long before computer games were ever invented, often including a touch of humour. His works are assertive statements about the mental illness that befalls any man who abandons the teachings of Christ. With a life that spanned from 1450 to 1516, Bosch experienced the drama of the highly charged Renaissance and its wars of religion. Medieval tradition and values were crumbling, thrusting man into a new universe where faith lost some of its power and much of its magic. Bosch set out to warn doubters of the perils awaiting any and all who lost their faith in God. His favourite allegories were heaven, hell, and lust. He believed that everyone had to choose between one of two options: heaven or hell. Bosch brilliantly exploited the symbolism of a wide range of fruits and plants to lend sexual overtones to his themes, which author Virginia Pitts Rembert meticulously deciphers to provide readers with new insight into this fascinating artist and his works.

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