The Musi­cal Instru­ments in Hierony­mus Bosch’s The Gar­den of Earth­ly Delights Get Brought to Life, and It Turns Out That They Sound “Painful” and “Hor­ri­ble”. Based in Seoul, Col­in Mar­shall writes and broad­casts on cities, lan­guage, and cul­ture. His projects include the Sub­stack newslet­ter Books on Cities This morality-based work is one of Bosch’s most enigmatic, complex, and beautiful creations and was made near the end of his life. It was acquired at the auction of Prior don Fernando, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Alba, and was taken to the Monastery of El Escorial in 1593. It was deposited in the Prado Museum by Patrimonio Nacional in Date Created: about 1510. Physical Dimensions: 73.8 × 59 cm. Type: Painting. Medium: Oil on oak. School: Netherlandish. More Info: Explore the National Gallery’s paintings online. Inventory number: NG4744. Artist Dates: living 1474; died 1516. Artist Biography: Hieronymus Bosch was born in the town of 's Hertogenbosch near Antwerp, from Browse works in this category. Perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso may be best known for pioneering Cubism and fracturing the two-dimensional picture plane in order to convey three-dimensional space. Inspired by African and Iberian art, he also contributed to the rise of Surrealism and Expressionism. Great Russian novelist, dramatist, satirist, founder of the so-called critical realism in Russian literature, best-known for his novel MERTVYE DUSHI I-II (1842, Dead Souls). Gogol's prose is characterized by imaginative power and linguistic playfulness. As an exposer of grotesque in human nature, Gogol could be called the Hieronymus Bosch of Details. Title: The Garden of Earthly Delights. Creator: Hieronymus van Aken aka Bosch. Creator Lifespan: c. 1450. Creator Nationality: Dutch. Creator Gender: male. Creator Death Place: s-Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands) Creator Birth Place: s-Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands) Date: 1500/1505. Between 1555 and 1563, Bruegel made over forty designs for engravings, capitalizing on the strong market demand for images in the style or manner of Hieronymus Bosch (ca. 1450–1516). Bruegel’s Big Fish Eat Little Fish (Albertina, Vienna) was even attributed to Bosch in Cock’s print, though all subsequent engravings were inscribed Bosch’s most disquieting and at the same time most famous work, the Garden of Earthly Delights triptych (Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado) – and especially its central panel – has prompted many scholars over the centuries to engage in deep investigations. The extraordinary fame and influence of this moralizing triptych is demonstrated by A list of Hieronymus Bosch artwork, including all notable Hieronymus Bosch paintings, sculptures and other works of art, with photos when available. These popular Hieronymus Bosch pieces are sorted alphabetically by the title of the work of art. These are some of Hieronymus Bosch's most famous art 1. "The Garden of Earthly Delights," sold for $70 million in 2019: This triptych painting is one of Bosch's most iconic works and features a surreal and fantastical depiction of the Garden of Eden, Earth, and Hell. It is known for its intricate details, vibrant colors, and allegorical meaning. 2. qVeFfoW.