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Hieronymus
Bosch 1450 - 1516
Hieronymus spent his whole artistic life in
the small Dutch town of Hertogenbosch, from
which he derived his name. At the time of his
death, Bosch was internationally celebrated
as an eccentric painter of religious visions
who dealt in particular with the torments of
hell. During his lifetime Bosch's works were
in the inventories of noble families of the
Netherlands, Austria, and Spain, and they were
imitated in a number of paintings and prints
throughout the 16th century, especially in the
works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Bosch was a member of the religious Brotherhood
of Our Lady, for whom he painted several altarpieces
for the Cathedral of Saint John's, Hertogenbosch,
all of which are now lost.
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