Hans Belting avoids interpreting Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights, as a heretical masterpiece, a personal examination of the church’s dogmas, or as an opulent illustration of the Creation. Instead, he sees the panels as a painted Utopia, reflecting the zeitgeist of the period. He links the work to the humanist theories of Thomas More and Willibald Pirckheimer and examines the question that Bosch posed: “What would the world have been like without the Fall?” In addition, the author determines the secular patron and analyses the intended purpose of the painting.
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Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights
By: Hans Belting
ISBN-10: 3791326740
ISBN-13 : 978-3791326740
Publisher : Prestel Pub (June 1, 2002)
Language : English
Hardcover: 125 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 9.45 x 11.02 inches
Item Weight : 2.53 pounds
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