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
“Una monografía grandiosamente ilustrada.” ― The Times
Reseña del editor
Only 20 paintings and eight drawings are confidently assigned to Netherlandish painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) but in their fantastical visions they have secured his place as one of the most cult artists in history. 500 years on from his death, his works continue to inspire scholars, artists, designers, and musicians, death metal band names and designer dresses.
This edition offers the complete and haunting Bosch world in one compact format. Through full spreads and carefully curated details, we explore the full reach and compelling inventions of the artist's genius as well as disturbing imagination. We encounter his hybrid creatures, his nightmarish scenarios, his religious and moral framework, and his pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs and idioms. Along the way, art historian and Bosch expert Stefan Fischer reveals the most important themes and influences in these cryptic, mesmerizing masterpieces.
About the series
TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program--now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
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.
