The Garden of Earthly Delights (Hieronymus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch; Jeroen Bosch; Jheronimous Bosch; Jeroen van Aken; Jeroen van Aeken; Jerome van Aken; Jeroen Anthoniszoon; Jheronimus van Aeken; El Bosco...

All these names for an artist who was so famous that he could use the name of his hometown, and everyone new who he was.
Probably born in 1450 and died in 1516.
(Den Bosch or 's Hertogenbosch)
Member of the Brotherhood of Our Lady.
Accused of drugsabuse, insanity and being a member of a cult (The Adamites) (Adamieten)
At the age of 13 he survived a huge fire in which some 4000 houses went up in flames.
That could be the reason why he painted so many fires into his art.
Most of the symbols he used in his paintings are long forgotten, so it is hard to understand their meaning. Jheronimus is ofthen seen as the godfather of surrealism. Most of his collection remains in Spain, for king Filip II of Spain adored his paintings.
Some of his altar-pieces where taken by catholic priests and never seen again.
His triptychs received comments like sick jokes and unexplainable even in his own days.
And there where rumors that Jheronimus could see into the future.
One of his nicknames is "le Faizeur de Dyables"
The images of Hieronymus or Jheronimous Bosch are mostly described as horrific representations, torments of Hell, diabolic scenes and apocalyptic pictures inhabited by half- human half- animal creatures

Biography by Web Gallery of Art http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/b/bosch/index.html

link to Bosch universe http://www.jheronimusbosch-artcenter.nl/

Due to copyright i had to change the music...originaly ment to use Ministry "Grace"

link to playlist of Jeroen Bosch http://www.youtube.com/user/meesterschilders#grid/user/73B81BF241DE206D

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[Portela63]

I got to see this at the Prado museum. It is so surreal. I wondered what they smoked back then.

[meesterschilders]

Try a visit to Holland - 's Hertogenbosch,

There's the complete works...

(link in info) not all original, but combine this with the local coffeeshops...

[beanhouse55]

@Portela63 all was a stupid fucking drug comment when it comes to creativity. way too hackneyed

[ruamike]

@mrrogue72 - its a copy you stupid ass not the frikken original and it on cloth a fair heavy linen cloth, you want pictures give me your email and I will send you proof, I had it rolled up because I did not have place for it.

[mrrogue72]

@ruamike Liar , this is painted on wood and its about 7 feet across or bigger.

[ruamike]

I have a copy of this Painting - I have hidden in the closet for 30 years - given to me by a Dutch friend.

[chrisbrooks711]

Nothing quite invokes fear in me like this painting.

[praetorianus72]

Accused of drugsabuse ? It was not tolerate to smoke opium back then in Holland ?

This painting is incredible, fuck, I went to Hertogenbosch 2 weeks ago and didn't know he was from there. Next time I'll go to Rotterdam, I will stop and visit this museum

[spikkel70]

@BadgerLaser lol there are a lot of shrooms around the city walls

I'm shure that he gained his inspiration there it was surrounded by swamp, forest and old fields with probably lot's of birds (still there are in preserved swamp)

[eyewoodsay]

@Portela63 satans dik

[SuperChristianMetal]

@Portela63 They never smoked anything. But they had the buckler of 1500 years of orthodoxy on their side, and that, my friend, is not to be reckoned lightly.

[BadgerLaser]

..... and whilst these perhaps may not have been used 'recreationally' the first-hand vision or recounted tales of the other-worldly horrors could well have inspired such works of art .

i reckon he was out of his tree!