Who sponsered him to paint those incredible depictions of Heaven. Hell etc?
Did he ever paint anything other than Religious subject matter?
2007-07-09 00:31:06 · 4 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Bosch couldn't have been commissioned by Philip II of Spain, because he died approximately nine years before Philip's birth. However, there is reason to believe that he was commissioned by Philip the Handsome, grandfather of Philip II, to paint a triptych of The Last Judgment, a theme on which he had painted before.
In Bosch's time, a great deal of art treated religious themes, so it was only natural that most of his surviving works would reflect this. This period was still largely influenced by the Catholic Church and many patrons of the arts at this time were ecclesiastics.
What most people remember about Bosch (and there really is not a great deal known about him) is the fantastic and grotesque figures he created. Some art critics have viewed his work as holding the seeds of surrealism.
I'd recommend the book Hieronymus Bosch, by Jos Koldeweij, Paul Vandenbroeck, and Bernard Vermet. It contains the complete paintings and drawings, and biographical material as well.
2007-07-09 01:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know he painted any religious subjects. I thought he only did those weird crazy heaven/hell paintings, i wouldn't call those religious.
I'd always assumed he was schizophrenic. I know that is an illness whereby hell can come alive in a persons mind through a malevolent sounding speaking voice, whether he also saw anything in his mind or not I don't know.
Sorry I can't help you much with your question .. I just wanted to answer because I was pleased to see someone interested in the subject.
2007-07-09 07:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Philip the second of spain one one of his patrons and most of his work did focus on the religious although he liked to do sketches of witches and demons while a few works centered on dying. He also liked to make fun of peoples moral failings. I believe one work called the ship of fools was unreligious if you're looking for something in particular
2007-07-09 07:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by Irma 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i reckon bosch was way ahead of his time considering the time in which he painted.......600 years later you got dali ...
2007-07-09 13:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by tim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋