Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum and searchable database of European fine arts (painting, sculpture, illumination) of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism periods (1000-1900), containing over 31.100 reproductions. For Bosch's drawings, see Hieronymus Bosch drawings. Since the precise chronology of Bosch's works is currently impossible to establish, paintings within sections are sorted alphabetically. Examples of Bosch's work can be found in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, UK, and USA. Contents [hide] Hieronymus Bosch Died 500 Years Ago, But His Art Will Still Creep You Out Known by some as "the devil's painter," Bosch depicted imaginary animals and souls being violently tortured. At least one 5. He Rarely Signed or Dated His Paintings. Dating the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch was a complicated task because he rarely signed and dated them. He only signed 7 of his paintings in total. With multiple of his paintings copied in the 16th century, identifying his work is an uphill task. Hieronymus Bosch, born Jheronimus van Aken, was a Dutch painter who lived during the 15th and 16th centuries. He is best known for his highly detailed, fantastical, and often surreal paintings that depict religious and moral themes. Bosch’s work is characterized by a unique fusion of religious symbolism, dark humor, and vivid, imaginative Bosch, Hieronymus1450–1516Dutch painter. I n his paintings Hieronymus Bosch, of Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, created a highly original world with a moral message. Bosch used his works, often based on Christian writings, to present his views on human sin and its consequences. He also produced some very fine landscapes. Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1480-1505, triptych, oil on panel, 220 x 390 cm ( Museo del Prado) The Garden of Earthy Delights is Hieronymus Bosch’s most famous work, and justly so. It is massive (more than twelve feet wide), riddled with an almost impossible-seeming level of detail, all painted in luminous colors. 3. His paintings drew on his own experience. In his young teens, Bosch witnessed a fire ravage his home town of Den Bosch, destroying more than 4,000 homes. It’s believed the trauma of this event featured in many of his paintings, with burning buildings being found in the background of a number of his works. Hieronymus Bosch’s Lost Masterpiece. By James Thomas. September 10, 2016. PAINTING BY HIERONYMUS BOSCH, “THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS” / PHOTOGRAPH BY VISIONS OF AMERICA / UIG / GETTY Christ Carrying the Cross is an oil on panel painting by Hieronymus Bosch, executed most likely c. 1490-1500. It is at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, in Vienna, Austria. Christ Child with a Walking Frame is painted on the back of this painting. See also. List of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch; Christ Carrying the Cross (Bosch, Ghent) mRh3JmW.