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Bosch
By (Author) TASCHEN
Taschen GmbH
Taschen GmbH
15th September 2015
Germany
General
Non Fiction
History of art
Drawing and drawings
Antiques, vintage and collectables
Individual artists, art monographs
759.9492
Hardback
96
Width 217mm, Height 265mm, Spine 14mm
654g
As cryptic as they are compelling, the masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) remain some of the most enduring enigmas of the art world. Their intricate, allegorical, and often startling content has captivated not only art historians, but also fashion designers, rock stars, writers, and punk rockers, as well as countless modern and contemporary artist successors. Although rooted in the Old Netherlandish tradition, Bosch developed a highly subjective, richly suggestive style to render both the celestial bliss of heaven and the grotesque tortures of hell, most famously and meticulously excecuted in The Garden of Earthly Delights. Here, as in his other known works, his artistic language combined religious humility with a razor-sharp wit, often playing off pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs or figures of speech. This book ties together the elusive threads of Bosch's oeuvre to provide a concise introduction to an at once haunting and enthralling pictorial world. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions Aussi cryptiques qu'ils sont fascinants, les chefs-d'uvre de Jrme Bosch (vers 1450-1516) restent parmi les nigmes les plus persistantes du monde de l'art. Leur contenu complexe, allgorique et souvent saisissant captive toujours non seulement les historiens d'art, mais aussi les crateurs de mode, les stars du rock, les crivains et les punks, ainsi que d'innombrables artistes modernes et contemporains. Bien qu'enracin dans la tradition des vieux Pays-Bas, Bosch dveloppa un style rsolument subjectif et richement suggestif pour rendre la fois la batitude cleste du paradis et les tortures d'un enfer grotesque, notamment dans son clbrissime Jardin des dlices, excut avec tant de mticulosit. Ici, comme dans ses autres uvres les plus connues, il combine pieuse humilit et esprit acr pour former un langage artistique unique, o se jouent des interprtations picturales de proverbes ou d'expression de son poque. Ce livre lie ensemble les fils insaisissables de l'uvre de Bosch pour tablir une introduction concise un monde aussi envotant que captivant. propos de la collection Chaque volume de la Basic Art Series de TASCHEN contient: une chronologique dtaille de la vie et de l'uvre de l'artiste qui rend compte de son importance culturelle et artistique une biographie concise une centaine d'illustrations couleur accompagnes de lgendes explicatives