Author

Publication

2005-04-28 - Prestel Publishing

Language

English

Word Count

31,500 words, Guess

Page Count

126 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

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Classifications

  • LCCND653.B65 A65 2012
  • LCCND653.B65

Description

"Hans Belting avoids interpreting Hieronymus Bosch's triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights, as a heretical masterpiece, a personal examination of the church's dogmas, or as an opulent illustration of the Creation. Instead, he sees the panels as a painted Utopia, reflecting the zeitgeist of the period. He links the work to the humanist theories of Thomas More and Willibald Pirckheimer and examines the question that Bosch posed: "What would the world have been like without the Fall?" In addition, the author determines the secular patron and analyses the intended purpose of the painting."--Jacket.

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