Circles of thorns : Hieronymus Bosch and being human / Justin Lewis-Anthony.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis-Anthony, Justin, author.

Series:

Mowbray Lent book.

The Mowbray Lent book ; 2009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian art and symbolism--Netherlands--Renaissance, 1450-1600.

Christian art and symbolism.

Theological anthropology--Christianity.

Theological anthropology.

Humanity in art.

Jesus Christ--Art.

Jesus Christ.

Bosch, Hieronymus, -1516. Christ mocked.

Bosch, Hieronymus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Unlike Bosch's better-known, fantastical, 'proto-surrealist' paintings, Christ Mocked is small, still and sombre, and yet, with a little effort of knowledge and interpretation, it reveals a depth of understanding of both the Passion, and of human nature, that speaks as much to the twenty-first century as it did to the sixteenth. By exploring the political, scientific, psychological and devotional world of early modern Europe, and applying those insights to our own time, the author shows how Bosch used his sophisticated artistic skills to convey a similarly sophisticated understanding of humani

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; An Unrelenting Gaze in WC1; Circle 1: Politics; Circle 2: Elements; Circle 3: Temperaments; Circle 4: Devotions; Circle 5: Quiddity; A Certain Regard; Appendix: Who Was Hieronymous Bosch?; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-87060-2

9786612870606

0-8264-3350-2

OCLC:

676697930