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Hieronymus Bosch visions and nightmares

In his lifetime Hieronymus Bosch was famous for his fantastic painterly creations, and today his name has become synonymous with eerie and infernal images. Nils Büttner explains his paintings in the context of Dutch culture and society, providing an insightful introduction to a unique artist.

Main Author: Büttner, Nils (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
German
Published: London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2016.
Series: Renaissance lives (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Subjects:
Bosch, Hieronymus, > -1516 > Biography.
Artists > Netherlands > Biography.
Biographies.
Summary: In his lifetime Hieronymus Bosch was famous for his fantastic painterly creations, and today his name has become synonymous with eerie and infernal images. Nils Büttner explains his paintings in the context of Dutch culture and society, providing an insightful introduction to a unique artist.
Item Description: Translated from the German.
Physical Description: 208 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203) and index.
ISBN: 1780235798
9781780235790
Author Notes: Nils Büttner is professor of art history at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, Germany. He is the author of Landscape Painting , The History of Gardens in Painting , and Otto Dix and New Objectivity . Anthony Mathews is an associate lecturer at the Open University.


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