Hiëronymus Bosch
Hiëronymus Bosch (born c. 1450, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Brabant [now in the Netherlands]—buried August 9, 1516, ’s-Hertogenbosch) was a brilliant and original northern European painter whose work reveals an unusual iconography of a complex and individual style. He was recognized as a highly imaginative “creator of devils” and a powerful inventor of seeming nonsense full of satirical and moralizing meaning.
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Article Title:
Hiëronymus Bosch
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
13 May 2025
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July 16, 2025