late gothic painting: hieronymus bosch
October 17, 2005 – 12:40 pm“The master of the monstrous… the discoverer of the unconscious” –- Carl Jung, on Hieronymus Bosch
A Flemish painter ( circa 1450 - 1516) from the small Dutch town of Hertogenbosch, we know very little about this enigmatic character. The Surrealists were rather fond of him, and you can see why in the symbolism and iconography of the garden of earthly delights - painted about 1504. The original painting ( well alright its a triptych: [works of three paintings on wooden panels that are attached to each other] ) hangs in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. Other important works include the temptation of st. anthony.
Hell - right panel of the Garden of Earthly Delights