Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights
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| Management number | 237215071 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | US$5.90 | Model Number | 237215071 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 3791326740 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-3791326740 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Prestel Pub |
| Dimensions | 9.45 x 11.02 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.55 pounds |
| Print length | 125 pages |
| Publication date | June 1, 2002 |
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