Bosch. Hieronymus Bosch and the Lisbon Temptation a View from the 3rd Millennium.

Rembert, Virginia Pitts

ISBN 10: 1859959008 / ISBN 13: 9781859959008

Published by Parkstone Press, New York, 2004

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original laminated hardcover, illustrated throughout, 256 pages, fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 85179

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bosch. Hieronymus Bosch and the Lisbon ...

Publisher: Parkstone Press, New York

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

Hieronymus Bosch was painting terrifying yet strangely likable monsters, often with a touch of humour, long before computer games were invented. His works are assertive statements about the mental illness that befalls any man who abandons the teachings of Christ. With a life that spanned 1450 to 1516, Bosch was born at the height of the Renaissance and witnessed its religious wars. Medieval traditions and values were crumbling, paving the way to thrust man into a new universe where faith had lost its power and much of its magic. Bosch set out to warn doubters of the perils awaiting all and any who lost their faith in God. His favorite allegories were hell, heaven and lust. He held that everyone had to choose between one of two options: either heaven or hell. Bosch brilliantly exploited the symbolism of a wide range of fruits and plants to lend sexual overtones to his themes, which author Virginia Pitts Rembert meticulously deciphers to provide readers with new insight into this fascinating artist and his works.

About the Author:

Virginia Pitts Rembert was born in Alabama in the USA. She has doctorates in art history and in archaeology, plus further degrees in art and fi ne arts education (Columbia University) as well as in art history (University of Wisconcin). Furthermore, she has taught at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, at which she is currently Professor Emeritus. Virginia Pitts Rembert is the author of many books and articles, but is even better known for being t the forefront of art research into modern art and abstract art in Europe and America.