Jérôme Bosch's 13 Hallucinated Masterpieces: A 500-Year Legacy

On August 9, 1516, Jheronimus van Aken, known as Jérôme Bosch, died in Bois-le-Duc, leaving behind a legacy of demons, chimeras, and sinners that continue to haunt our world and imaginations. Five centuries later, a new feature in Connaissance des Arts highlights 13 of his most hallucinated masterpieces, offering a deep dive into the works of the painter who uniquely captured the human soul, its aspirations for salvation, and its abysses. The selected works include 'The Carrying of the Cross', 'The Haywain Triptych', 'The Garden of Earthly Delights', 'The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things', 'Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness', 'The Death of the Miser', 'The Extraction of the Stone of Folly', and 'Visions of the Hereafter', among others. The feature underscores Bosch's enduring influence on art and culture, celebrating the 500th anniversary of his death with a curated selection of his most iconic and surreal pieces.