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Ship of Fools by Hieronymus Bosch

Ship of Fools

Hieronymus Bosch · 1500

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Artist
Hieronymus Bosch
Date
1500
Location
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
ART MOVEMENTS
Northern Renaissance
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THE ARTIST

Hieronymus Bosch

1450–1516 · Northern Low Countries

Hieronymus Bosch, a Dutch painter from the Northern Low Countries, filled his oak panels with fantastic illustrations of religious concepts, from the Garden of Eden to macabre depictions of hell.

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The Garden of Paradise The Garden of Paradise 1495 · Art Institute of Chicago The Conjurer (The Juggler) The Conjurer (The Juggler) 1502 The Adoration of the Magi The Adoration of the Magi Noordbrabants Museum The Last Judgment The Last Judgment 1478 · Art Institute of Chicago Christ Child with a Walking Frame Christ Child with a Walking Frame 1480 · Kunsthistorisches Museum Crucifixion with a Donor Crucifixion with a Donor 1485 · Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium St. John on Patmos St. John on Patmos 1489 · Gemäldegalerie Berlin St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness 1489 · Lázaro Galdiano Museum
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The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment van Eyck · 1440 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Saint Jerome in His Study Saint Jerome in His Study Dürer · 1521 · National Museum of Ancient Art
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Beyond Bosch and Northern Renaissance: works from the same years.

Portrait of a Musician Same era · 1480s–1510s Portrait of a Musician Leonardo da Vinci · 1485 · Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Jacopo Pesaro, Bishop of Paphos, being presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter Same era · 1480s–1510s Jacopo Pesaro, Bishop of Paphos, being presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter Titian · 1504 · Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Drunkenness of Noah Same era · 1480s–1510s Drunkenness of Noah Michelangelo · 1509 · Sistine Chapel Sistine Madonna (Madonna di San Sisto) Same era · 1480s–1510s Sistine Madonna (Madonna di San Sisto) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) · 1512 Embroidery Pattern with Seven Six-pointed Stars and Four Corner Pieces Same era · 1480s–1510s Embroidery Pattern with Seven Six-pointed Stars and Four Corner Pieces Albrecht Dürer · 1500 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Plate with arms of the Tosinghi family Same era · 1480s–1510s Plate with arms of the Tosinghi family Artist Unknown - The Mercat Cross, Aberdeen · 1495 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints John the Baptist and Sebastian Same era · 1480s–1510s Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints John the Baptist and Sebastian Pietro Perugino · 1493 · Uffizi Gallery The Archangel Michael Same era · 1480s–1510s The Archangel Michael Master of the View of Saint Gudula · 1495 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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