Hieronymus Bosch [[electronic resource] ] : Hieronymus Bosch and the Lisbon temptation : a view from the third millenium / / Virginia Pitts Rembert

• Autore: Rembert Virginia Pitts
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Parkstone International, [2012]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 759.9492
• Soggetto topico: Painters - Netherlands
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; The Literature on Bosch toWilhelm Fränger; Fränger's Thesis (Epiphanies and Absurdities); Fränger and Beyond; A More Prosaic View; Saint Anthony and the Devil; Saint Anthony; Temptation by the recollection of the responsibilities and pleasures of his past life; Temptation by the desires of the flesh; Temptation by pride; Temptation by physical torture; All the demons of hell are unleashed; Temptation by constant hordes; Further Temptations as recounted by Anthony himself; Final Temptations; The Prince of Darkness; The Society of Witches ; Other Sorcerers and NecromancersThe Tarot; Alchemy; The Lisbon Triptych; Conclusion; Notes; Index; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Hieronymus Bosch was painting terrifying, yet strangely likeable, monsters, long before computer games were invented, often with a touch of humour. His works are assertive statements about the mental dangers that befall those who abandon the teachings of Christ. With a life that spanned from 1450 to 1516, Bosch was born at the height of the Renaissance and witnessed its wars of religion. Medieval traditions and values were crumbling, thrusting man into a new universe where faith had lost some of its power and much of its magic.Bosch set out to warn doubters of the perils awaiting all and any w
• Titolo autorizzato: Hieronymus Bosch
• ISBN: 1-283-95903-8; 1-78042-748-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461120103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II