Hieronymous Bosch By: William Quigley and John Shahadi

BiographyIts believed that Bosch was born in 1450 in what

is now the Netherlands, and lived till 1516.His paintings are known for the concentration on

Medieval Symbols.Bosch’s life is known very little of even his

trainingHis birth name was Jheronimus van AkenNothing was known about his personality or his ideas for the

meaning of his art It is assumed that either his father or his uncle trained him how

to paint since most of his family were artists

The Ship of Fools Was painted in 1490-

1500 in Musse du Louvre, Paris

It is painted with oil on wood

This is a image of mankind voyaging on a ship in the sea and each person is representing a fool and how they live their lives

Haywain Haywain was

painted from 1500-1502 in Madrid, Spain

The painting is a triptych that is painted with oil

This shows the journey from Eden to Hell and details the sins of humans

The Conjuror Made in 1475-1505

in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Painted with oil on wood

This describes how the conjuror is distracting the people with his hand while his assistant steals an onlookers purse which shows suffering and inhuman

The Last Judgment • This triptych was

made after 1482 in Vienna, Austria

• This was made with oil on wood

• In this part of the triptych Jesus is judging the souls for their sins while he is surrounded by the Saints

Garden of Earthly Delights

Garden of Earthly Delights Cont.

This is one of Bosch’s most famous triptych that was created in 1503-1504 in Madrid that was painted with oil on oak

This shows the Garden of Eden It shows a creation of life

Why is Bosch important to the Renaissance? How is Bosch unique?

Bosch is important to the Renaissance because he did a lot of religious paintings and had a lot of symbolism in them

He was unique on how he explored the human character and did triptych’s plus he only signed 7 of his paintings

They also were about sins and punishments

Sources http://www.hieronymus-bosch.org/

biography.htmlhttp://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/h

aywain/

http://cargocollective.com/bosch/The-Last-Judgement

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/fools/