
Hieronymus Bosch
Visions, Symbols, and the Secrets of the SoulBy Virginia Pitts RembertLength5h 13m
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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 who lost their faith in God. Believing that everyone had to make their own moral choices, he focused on themes of hell, heaven and lust. He brilliantly exploited the symbolism of a wide range of fruits and plants to lend sexual overtones to his themes.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length5 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 28, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3The Literature on Bosch to Wilhelm Fränger
4Fränger’s Thesis (Epiphanies and Absurdities)
5Fränger and Beyond
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6A More Prosaic View
7Saint Anthony and the Devil
8Saint Anthony
9Temptation by the recollection of the responsibilities and pleasures of his past life
10Temptation by the desires of the flesh
11Temptation by pride
12Temptation by physical torture
13All the demons of hell are unleashed
14Temptation by constant hordes
15Further Temptations as recounted by Anthony himself
16Final Temptations
17The Prince of Darkness
18The Society of Witches
19Other Sorcerers and Necromancers
20The Tarot
21Alchemy
22The Lisbon Triptych
23Conclusion
24Bosch