Críticas
“Las magníficas reproducciones en color y los abundantes detalles nos permiten examinar el imaginario fantástico de El Bosco con una nitidez que raramente es posible, ni siquiera en un museo.” ― The Burlington Magazine
“Este libro es una oportunidad única de asomarse al genio de Hieronymus Bosch, uno de los pintores más enigmáticos de la historia y cuyas pinturas sólo así pueden recorrerse con toda calma y lujo de detalle.” ― Travesiasdigital.com
Reseña del editor
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 brush-strokes 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
Biografía del autor
Stefan Fischer estudió historia del arte, historia y arqueología clásica en Münster, Ámsterdam y Bonn. En 2009 concluyó su tesis doctoral sobre El Bosco, titulada Jerónimo Bosch: la pintura como visión, instrumento adoctrinador y obra de arte. Sus especialidades son la pintura holandesa de los siglos xv a xvii y la museología.
