Bosch. The Complete Works

Hieronymus Bosch is a renowned Dutch artist known for his intricate and imaginative paintings that depict hell, demons, and other supernatural creatures. This large-scale monograph features his complete oeuvre, with new and exclusive photography of details and recently restored works. Art historian Stefan Fischer provides insights into the compelling elements of Bosch's paintings, such as his use of hybrid creatures, proverbs, and idioms. The book also includes full-page reproductions, enlarged details, and a fold-out spread of his famous work, "The Garden of Earthly Delights."

Format: Hardback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2022
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

A bird-monster devouring sinners, naked bodies in tantric contortions, a pair of ears brandishing a sharpened blade: with just 20 paintings and nine drawings to his name, Netherlandish visionary Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) secured his place as a pillar of art history. To this day, the painter par excellence of hell and its demons continues to puzzle and enthrall scholars, artists, designers, and musicians alike. Based on the best-selling XXL edition, which saw TASCHEN commission new and exclusive photography of details and recently restored works, this large-scale monograph presents Bosch's complete oeuvre. Texts from art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer dissect the many compelling elements that populate each scene, from hybrid creatures of man and beast to Bosch's pictorial use of proverbs and idioms. By tying together the elusive threads of his oeuvre into one exhaustive overview, this book reveals just what it was about Bosch and his painting that proved so immensely influential. Features: Impeccable full-page reproductions celebrating the artist's staggering compositional scope Enlarged details unveiling the most intricate and bizarre scenes as much as the unsuspected technical minutiae, from subtle brushstrokes to the grain of the canvas A fold-out spread drawn from the legendary Last Judgement A special chapter focusing on Bosch's most famous work, the mesmerizing and terrifying triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights

Weight: 3098g
Dimension: 262 x 348 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836578691