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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The book is very good, and the paintings are interesting.
The book, " The Life and Works of Hieronymus Bosch ", is very good because I learned about the meanings of his paintings. This book doesn't have a lot of information about Bosch's life because in those day's people didn't keep records but, you found out information through his paintings. I found it interesting that Bosch's real name was Jerome Van Aken. He...
Published on March 13, 1999
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A very basic introduction
Bosch is fantastic in the truest sense of the word, but this book doesn't do him very much justice. First of all, there really is not much on his 'life' so why put that in the title? Second, the author's analysis of Bosch's works were, quite frankly, boring and repetitive. After all, how often can one remark, 'Look at the the depiction of the seven deadly sins,' or 'No...
Published 12 months ago by Joseph N. Anderson
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A very basic introduction,
By Joseph N. Anderson (UT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Life and Works of Hieronymus Bosch (World's Greatest Artists Series) (Library Binding)
Bosch is fantastic in the truest sense of the word, but this book doesn't do him very much justice. First of all, there really is not much on his 'life' so why put that in the title? Second, the author's analysis of Bosch's works were, quite frankly, boring and repetitive. After all, how often can one remark, 'Look at the the depiction of the seven deadly sins,' or 'No one has yet been able to figure out what Bosch meant when he painted [fill in the blank].' Thirdly, the book was too small to present Bosch's paintings in all their intimate detail and glory. I'll be looking for a longer and larger book on Bosch in the future.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The book is very good, and the paintings are interesting.,
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This review is from: Life and Works of Hieronymus Bosch (World's Greatest Artists Series) (Library Binding)
The book, " The Life and Works of Hieronymus Bosch ", is very good because I learned about the meanings of his paintings. This book doesn't have a lot of information about Bosch's life because in those day's people didn't keep records but, you found out information through his paintings. I found it interesting that Bosch's real name was Jerome Van Aken. He got his first name from the Latin version of his name Hieronymus, and took his last name from his home town. Another interesting fact was, his paintings showed vivid images of the people in life. His paintings showed a fantasy of good and evil. Bosch did a lot of paintings where the human being is suffering or showing anger at being punished for a bad life. He paints about Christ and various saints such as Anthony, Jerome, and James. They would guide people to a good life on Earth, so they could have a good life in Heaven. Bosch is a unexplainable man because, he had a world of his own, through his artwork we get a glimpse of the man.
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Life and Works of Hieronymus Bosch (World's Greatest Artists Series) by Trewin Copplestone (Library Binding - Apr. 1997)
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