History Creator / HieronymusBosch

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: In 2014, it was discovered that one of the damned musicians in "The Garden Of Earthly Delights" has musical notation tattooed on his buttocks, and that, if performed, ''it actually forms a song''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Several: PieterBruegelTheElder, Creator/SalvadorDali, MaxErnst, JoanMiro, Creator/TerryGilliam, RobertCrumb,...

* SceneryGorn and SceneryPorn: You never get tired of watching all those gruesome details on Bosch's paintings.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Several: PieterBruegelTheElder, Creator/SalvadorDali, MaxErnst, JoanMiro, TerryGilliam, RobertCrumb,...

* StoryWithinAStory: His paintings are so full of detail that you can view dozens of little anecdotical scenes taking place.

* AnachronismStew: Like many painters of that time Bosch also depicted events from TheBible in his own lifetime.

* TheBible: He painted Adam and Eva in Paradise ("The Garden Of Earthly Delights"), the Three Kings visiting Jesus ("Adoration Of The Magi"), Christ carrying the cross and being crowned with thorns, hermits, saints and martyrs ("Hermits Saints Triptych", "The Temptation of St. Anthony"), The Last Judgment and, of course, the most infamous depictions of Hell.

'''Hieronymus Bosch''' (1450-1516) was a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [[TheMiddleAges medieval]] painter, best known for his colorful and grotesque depictions of {{Hell}}. He made several paintings about the subject and nobody has ever come close to his vivid and creepy visions of the place: Ugly [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] torturing people in complete agony and scenes which predate {{Surrealism}} by five centuries. Most of these strange NightmareFuel scenes are the product of symbolism that might be clear and understandable to a (noble or monied, and certainly educated) viewer in Bosch's age, but now, centuries later, can be difficult to decipher. Bosch's paintings show mankind in all of his corruptness and meanspiritness, doomed to end up in Hell, while only a few chosen ones will be allowed in {{Heaven}}. Even the Church is not spared in his fatal vision. He was able to depict north-west European society during {{the Late Middle Ages}} in a satirical and memorable light, one that continues to inspire artists to this day.

'''Hieronymus Bosch''' (1450-1516) was a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [[TheMiddleAges medieval]] painter, best known for his colorful and grotesque depictions of {{Hell}}. He made several paintings about the subject and nobody has ever come close to his vivid and creepy visions of the place: Ugly [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] torturing people in complete agony and scenes which predate {{Surrealism}} by five centuries. Most of these strange NightmareFuel scenes are the product of symbolism that might be clear and understandable to a (noble or monied, and certainly educated) viewer in Bosch's age, but now, centuries later, can be difficult to decipher. Bosch's paintings show mankind in all of his corruptness and meanspiritness, doomed to end up in Hell, while only a few chosen ones will be allowed in {{Heaven}}. Even the Church is not spared in his fatal vision. He was able to depict north-west European society during {{the Late Middle Ages}} in a satirical and memorable light, that still inspires artists nowadays.

'''Hieronymus Bosch''' (1450-1516) was a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [[TheMiddleAges medieval]] painter, best known for his colorful and grotesque depictions of {{Hell}}. He made several paintings about the subject and nobody has ever come close to his vivid and creepy visions of the place: Ugly [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] torturing people in complete agony and scenes which predate {{Surrealism}} by five centuries. Most of these strange NightmareFuel scenes are the product of symbolism that might be clear and understandable to a (noble or monied, and certainly educated) viewer in Bosch's age, but now, centuries later, can be difficult to decipher. Bosch's paintings show mankind in all of his corruptness and meanspiritness, doomed to end up in Hell, while only a few chosen ones will be allowed in {{Heaven}}. Even the Church is not spared in his fatal vision. He was able to depict Western European society during {{the Late Middle Ages}} in a satirical and memorable light, that still inspires artists nowadays.

'''Hieronymus Bosch''' (1450-1516) was a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [[TheMiddleAges medieval]] painter, best known for his colorful and grotesque depictions of {{Hell}}. He made several paintings about the subject and nobody has ever come close to his vivid and creepy visions of the place: Ugly [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] torturing people in complete agony and scenes which predate {{Surrealism}} by five centuries. Most of these strange NightmareFuel scenes are the product of symbolism that might be clear and understandable to a viewer in Bosch's age, but now, centuries later, can be difficult to decipher. Bosch's paintings show mankind in all of his corruptness and meanspiritness, doomed to end up in Hell, while only a few chosen ones will be allowed in {{Heaven}}. Even the Church is not spared in his fatal vision. He was able to depict Western European society during {{the Late Middle Ages}} in a satirical and memorable light, that still inspires artists nowadays.

[[caption-width-right:321: Worst game of WheresWaldo ever. ]]

** Although when he was painting, Catholic was the only Christianity (in Europe, anyway).

* {{Satan}} - possibly the bird (frog?) creature on the Hell panel of "The Garden Of Earthly Delights" scarfing down a guy.

* AuthorAvatar - The Tree Man, seen in the page image.

* {{Satan}}

* SpiritualSuccessor: Several: PieterBruegelTheElder, SalvadorDali, MaxErnst, JoanMiro, TerryGilliam, RobertCrumb,...

* ChristianityIsCatholic

[[caption-width-right:321: The Christian Hell, as envisioned by Bosch. ]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: Several: PieterBruegelTheElder, SalvadorDali, MaxErnst, JoanMiro, TerryGilliam, RobertCrumb,...

* In the film ''GoyasGhosts (2004)'' one of Napoleon's deputy's decides to leave Bosch's work behind in Madrid, because he feels it's ''"ugly"''.

* ChristianityIsCatholic:

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Bosch is probably one of the most overanalyzed artists of all time. Yet many interpretations suffer from insufficient knowledge of medieval society. For instance, Bosch's depictions of Hell weren't supposed to be entertaining fantasies: they are visions of what people actually feared Hell would be like!

* ShroudedInMyth: Historians know almost nothing about Bosch, except that he lived in 's-Hertogenbosch (nowadays in UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands). The real meanings and messages of his paintings are still a matter of dispute. Some claim he was mad or a hallucinogenic substance user. Others call him a moralist, a satirist, a non-believer, a religious fanatic, a member of some secret cult, etc.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Several: PieterBruegelTheElder, SalvadorDali,...

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Bosch caught the Middle Ages in Europe while they were happening...

'''Hieronymus Bosch''' (1450-1516) was a [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands Dutch]] [[TheMiddleAges medieval]] painter, best known for his colorful and grotesque depictions of {{Hell}}. He made several paintings about the subject and nobody has ever come close to his vivid and creepy visions of the place: Ugly [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] torturing people in complete agony and scenes which predate {{Surrealism}} by five centuries. Most of these strange scenes are the product of symbolism that might be clear and understandable to a viewer in Bosch's age, but now, centuries later, can be difficult to decipher. Bosch's paintings show mankind in all of his corruptness and meanspiritness, doomed to end up in Hell, while only a few chosen ones will be allowed in {{Heaven}}. Even the Church is not spared in his fatal vision. He was able to depict Western European society during {{the Late Middle Ages}} in a satirical and memorable light, that still inspires artists nowadays.

* GrotesqueGallery: Consider [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_(Bosch,_1515%E2%80%9316) his painting of Christ Carrying The Cross]].

* ShroudedInMyth: Historians know almost nothing about Bosch, except that he lived in 's-Hertogenbosch (nowadays in UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands). The real meanings and messages of his paintings are still a matter of dispute. Some claim he was mad, others call him a moralist, a satirist, a non-believer, a religious fanatic, a member of some secret cult, etc.

[[caption-width-right:321: Hell, as envisioned by Bosch. ]]

[[caption-width-right:321: One day YOU will end up in this place! ]]