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Series
Publisher
Waanders
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
"Although the conditions for a flourishing art of sculpture in the Netherlands received a serious setback after the Iconoclasm and the Reformation, around 100 sculpted sepulchral monuments were nevertheless erected in the 17th century, ranging from simple memorials to completely free-standing tombs. Behind these remarkable works of art lies a world of prominent patrons and first-class sculptors, of major financial investments and costly materials,...
Author
Series
Publisher
W Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Hieronymus Bosch painted The garden of earthly delight shortly before 1500. The unique late medieval pictorial language that he used has always raised many questions and diverse interpretations. About the precise meaning of the many details there is until today no consensus. Reindert Falkenburg reads The garden of earthly delight from the point of view of possible commissioners and their world view. This reading presents a fascinating interpretation...