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| − | '''Hieronymus Bosch''' (born Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken) ('s-Hertogenbosch ca. 1450 – 's-Hertogenbosch 1516) was a Dutch [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] [[painter ]]. In Spanish he is better known as "el Bosco". His works frequently depict [[sin]], [[evil]], and human moral failings; some of them are | + | '''Hieronymus Bosch''' (born Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken) ('s-Hertogenbosch ca. 1450 – 's-Hertogenbosch 1516) was a Dutch [[The Renaissance|Renaissance]] [[painter ]]. In Spanish he is better known as "el Bosco". His works frequently depict [[sin]], [[evil]], and human moral failings; some of them are triptychs. |
Some writers saw him as ''inventor of monsters and chimeras'' inspired by medieval [[heresies]], but for others he was a sort of 15th century [[surrealist]]. | Some writers saw him as ''inventor of monsters and chimeras'' inspired by medieval [[heresies]], but for others he was a sort of 15th century [[surrealist]]. | ||
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Hieronymus Bosch (born Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken) ('s-Hertogenbosch ca. 1450 – 's-Hertogenbosch 1516) was a Dutch Renaissance painter . In Spanish he is better known as "el Bosco". His works frequently depict sin, evil, and human moral failings; some of them are triptychs.
Some writers saw him as inventor of monsters and chimeras inspired by medieval heresies, but for others he was a sort of 15th century surrealist.
Several of his works are at the Prado Museum in Madrid.
See also
External links
- Hay In Art
- Bosch Universe
- Biography Olga's Gallery.