Weird things are hard to interpret and understand. Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, and Leonora Carrington explicitly referenced Bosch in their own work, just to name a few.īut Bosch’s work has always caused trouble for interpreters and critics. The 20 th century public loved the outrageous scenarios to be found in Hieronymus Bosch’s paintings, artists especially. Then, in the early part of the 20 th century, he was “rediscovered” in full force. Throughout the ensuing years, Bosch’s star waxed and waned, but his work never passed out of public consciousness completely. For that reason, Bosch’s work was popular from the very beginning-that beginning being the 15 th century, when Bosch was alive and painting away in the lands of Northern Europe we now call The Netherlands. There’s so much going on in a typical Bosch painting (more on that later) that the eye cannot but dart around, taking in the strange imagery. That’s because they are fantastic works of art. This extraordinary level of interest is generated by the simple fact that whosoever sees the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch does not soon, it is safe to say, forget them. Bosch mania is set to peak at the same time as the heat of the Northern summer, with festival events scheduled throughout the summer. The crowds at the Noordbrabants Museum and the activity in the global press suggests that Bosch is more relevant, more interesting to the public mind than ever. The Prado in Madrid, for example, is hosting its own blockbuster Bosch exhibit beginning at the end of May and running into September. Such is public demand to see the show that this normally sedate regional museum has extended its opening hours until past midnight. The exhibit ( Jheronimus Bosch – Visions of a Genius) is at the Noordbrabants Museum through May 8 th. So, Bosch’s home and eponymous town, Den Bosch (or, more correctly but much harder to say, ‘s-Hertogenbosch), has assembled the largest retrospective of Bosch’s work ever to be exhibited. 2016 happens to mark the five-hundred-year anniversary of Bosch’s death. We are speaking here of Hieronymus Bosch, the painter. This year is shaping up to be downright Boschian.
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