01 Work, Interpretation of the bible, Follower of Hieronymus Bosch 's The Garden of Earthly Delights - Hell, with Footnotes #196

Follower of Hieronymus Bosch

The Garden of Earthly Delights - Hell

Oil on panel

13 1⁄4 x 10 in. (33.6 x 25.4 cm.)

Private collection

Sold for GBP 112,500 in Jul 2022

Hieronymus Bosch’s extraordinary pictorial vocabulary had a widely-felt impact on the visual arts that endured for decades after his death in 1516. His vividly imagined, tormented hellscapes were extensively reproduced and reworked by painters working in the Netherlands throughout the sixteenth century, and the ubiquity of his imagery was further cemented by the circulation of prints after his work.

This apocalyptic scene is taken directly from Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights triptych of circa 1490-1500, the early Netherlandish master’s most complex and enigmatic creation (Madrid, Museo del Prado). It almost exactly reproduces the lower half of the triptych’s right wing, which is devoted to the depiction of Hell and the punishments meted out for the Cardinal Sins, alongside various other vices that lead humanity astray from a godly life: musical instruments are transformed into torture devices, a demon holds a board game aloft and playing cards tumble from an upturned table at lower left. More on this painting

Hieronymus Bosch (1450 – 1516) was an Early Netherlandish painter. His work is known for its fantastic imagery, detailed landscapes, and illustrations of religious concepts and narratives. Within his lifetime his work was collected in the Netherlands, Austria, and Spain, and widely copied, especially his macabre and nightmarish depictions of hell.

Little is known of Bosch's life, though there are some records. He spent most of it in the town of 's-Hertogenbosch, where he was born in his grandfather's house. The roots of his forefathers are in Aachen, in present-day Germany. His pessimistic and fantastical style cast a wide influence on northern art of the 16th century, with Pieter Bruegel the Elder being his best known follower. His paintings have been difficult to translate from a modern point of view; attempts to associate instances of modern sexual imagery with fringe sects or the occult have largely failed. Today he is seen as a hugely individualistic painter with deep insight into man's desires and deepest fears. Attribution has been especially difficult; today only about 25 paintings are confidently given to his hand along with 8 drawings. Approximately another half dozen paintings are confidently attributed to his workshop. His most acclaimed works consist of a few triptych altarpieces, the most outstanding of which is The Garden of Earthly Delights. More on Hieronymus Bosch

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