History Creator / HieronymusBosch

* John Wojcik's surreal RPG ''{{Mortasheen}}'' features an entire class of monster known as the Devilbirds inspired by Bosch's many depictions of demons with birdlike features.

* The protagonist detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch in Creator/MichaelConnelly's crime stories is a direct reference. In his novel ''"A Darkness More Than Night"'' Bosch's work even plays an important role in the story.

* GrotesqueGallery: Consider [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_(Bosch,_Ghent)) his painting of Christ Carrying The Cross]].

* GrotesqueGallery: Consider [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_%28Bosch,_Ghent%29) his painting of Christ Carrying The Cross]].

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

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* FemmeFatale: They are often painted as well dressed women, with reptile tails.

Thomas Burnett Swann's early short story "The Painter" suggests an unlikely source of inspiration: Bosch is [[AlienAbduction abducted]] by [[EldritchAbomination hideous alien creatures]] who force him to paint them.

* In WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons episode ''"Bart Gets Hit By A Car"'' Bart travels to Hell and sees the Hell panel of Bosch's ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"''.

** A lot of songs by Dutch singer Music/BoudewijnDeGroot reference Bosch's art, including ''"Het Land van Maas en Waal", "Eva", "De Tuin Der Lusten"'' en ''"Megaton"''.
** Characters in Thea Beckman's novel ''"Hasse Simonsdochter"'' visit him for one chapter.
** Scenes from Bosch's ''"Ecce Homo"'' and ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"'' can be seen in Music/{{Metallica}}'s MusicVideo for "Until It Sleeps".
** Scenes from Bosch's paintings can be seen in the music video "Spokes For The Wheel Of Torment" by Music/{{Buckethead}}
** Creator/RobertCrumb once drew a parody of Bosch's ''"Christ Carrying The Cross"''.
** In WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons episode ''"Bart Gets Hit By A Car"'' Bart travels to Hell and sees the Hell panel of Bosch's ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"''.
** The painting in the ComicStrip/{{Nero}} album ''"De Totentrekkers"'' is actually a small detail of Bosch's ''"Christ Carrying The Cross"''.
** The protagonist detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch in Creator/MichaelConnelly's crime stories is a direct reference. In his novel ''"A Darkness More Than Night"'' Bosch's work even plays an important role in the story.
** ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'' by Music/MichaelJackson shows a nude couple in a bubble on the album cover, near the right. This is a shout-out to the middle panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''.
** In the film ''Film/GoyasGhosts (2004)'' one of Napoleon's deputy's decides to leave Bosch's work behind in Madrid, because he feels it's ''"ugly"''.
** John Wojcik's surreal RPG ''{{Mortasheen}}'' features an entire class of monster known as the Devilbirds inspired by Bosch's many depictions of demons with birdlike features.
** Synonamess Botch, the villain in ''WesternAnimation/TwiceUponATime'', is named after him.
** The cover of Music/JohnZorn's "Chimeras" (2003) is a detail of the Creator/HieronymusBosch painting "The Last Judgment", a tryptich where only a fragment has survived.

* {{Homage}}: Bosch has often been paid tribute too.
** A lot of songs by Dutch singer BoudewijnDeGroot reference Bosch's art, including ''"Het Land van Maas en Waal", "Eva", "De Tuin Der Lusten"'' en ''"Megaton"''.
** Characters in TheaBeckman's novel ''"Hasse Simonsdochter"'' visit him for one chapter.
** Scenes from Bosch's ''"Ecce Homo"'' and ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"'' can be seen in Music/{{Metallica}}'s MusicVideo for "Until It Sleeps".
** Scenes from Bosch's paintings can be seen in the music video "Spokes For The Wheel Of Torment" by {{Buckethead}}
** Creator/RobertCrumb once drew a parody of Bosch's ''"Christ Carrying The Cross"''.
** In TheSimpsons episode ''"Bart Gets Hit By A Car"'' Bart travels to Hell and sees the Hell panel of Bosch's ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"''.
** The painting in the ComicStrip/{{Nero}} album ''"De Totentrekkers"'' is actually a small detail of Bosch's ''"Christ Carrying The Cross"''.
** The protagonist detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch in Creator/MichaelConnelly's crime stories is a direct reference. In his novel ''"A Darkness More Than Night"'' Bosch's work even plays an important role in the story.
** ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'' by Music/MichaelJackson shows a nude couple in a bubble on the album cover, near the right. This is a shout-out to the middle panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''.
** In the film ''Film/GoyasGhosts (2004)'' one of Napoleon's deputy's decides to leave Bosch's work behind in Madrid, because he feels it's ''"ugly"''.
** John Wojcik's surreal RPG ''{{Mortasheen}}'' features an entire class of monster known as the Devilbirds inspired by Bosch's many depictions of demons with birdlike features.
** Synonamess Botch, the villain in ''WesternAnimation/TwiceUponATime'', is named after him.

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

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Bosch caught the Middle Ages in Europe while they were happening. Today his work pretty much defines our opinion about the Dark Middle Ages.

** The protagonist detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch in MichaelConnelly's crime stories is a direct reference. In his novel ''"A Darkness More Than Night"'' Bosch's work even plays an important role in the story.

* ChristianityIsCatholic: Although when he was painting, Catholicism was the only form of Christianity in Western Europe.

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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Although when he was painting, Catholicism was the only form of Christianity in Europe.

* AndIMustScream: Many victims of the hellish ordeals are seen screaming.

** ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'' by Music/MichaelJackson shows a nude couple in a bubble on the album cover, near the right. This is a shout-out to the middle panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''.

* AlwaysNight: All of Bosch's paintings depicting Hell takes place at night.

** Scenes from Bosch's ''"Ecce Homo"'' and ''"Garden Of Earthly Delights"'' can be seen in {{Metallica}}'s music video for "Until It Sleeps".

** The painting in the {{Nero}} album ''"De Totentrekkers"'' is actually a small detail of Bosch's ''"Christ Carrying The Cross"''.

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: This seems to be most audiences' reaction when the view the middle panel of the "Garden of Earthly Delights", where several nude men and women are frolicking around in an erotic paradise. Yet Bosch never meant this image to be funny, only a warning that people should watch out not ending up in Hell in the afterlife, as the right panel of the painting seems to indicate.

* WorldOfSymbolism: A lot of scenes that we might call surreal are, in fact, symbolic allegories.

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%%* AlwaysNight

%%* AndIMustScream

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%%* BodyHorror
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%%* CoolAndUnusualPunishment

%%* DarkWorld
%%* TheDungAges
* EasterEgg: 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''.

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** RobertCrumb once drew a parody of Bosch's ''"Christ Carrying The Cross"''.

** 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"''.

* IronicHell: Especially present in the third panel of ''The Garden of Earthly Delights''. A notable example is the "musicians' Hell", which features musicians being impaled on the strings of their instruments.

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%%* OurDemonsAreDifferent
%%* OurMonstersAreDifferent

%%* ReligiousHorror
* RiddleForTheAges: Some scenes are still a mystery for art historians. Part of the problem is that in a few cases, we know that his images are literal depictions of contemporary metaphors (or cultural in-jokes), which means that some of the things we haven't figured out are just sayings that are otherwise unattributed.

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

%%* SurrealHorror

* AlwaysNight

* AndIMustScream

* ApocalypseWow

* BodyHorror
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}
* ChristianityIsCatholic
** Although when he was painting, Catholicism was the only form of Christianity in Europe.
* ColdBloodedTorture
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment

* DarkWorld
* TheDungAges

* FemmeFatale - They are often painted as well dressed women, with reptile tails.
* {{Gorn}}

* {{Hellgate}}
* {{Homage}}

* NightmareFace
* OurDemonsAreDifferent
* OurMonstersAreDifferent

* ReligiousHorror

* RuleOfSymbolism

* SevenDeadlySins

* SpookyPainting

* SurrealHorror