The Mystical Artist Whose Paintings Kickstarted The Dutch Renaissance | Great Artists

He did not change his name. The family came from Aken (Aachen, Germany) hence their 'name' which only means 'from Aachen', but he was third generation living in 's-Hertogenbosch aka Den Bosch, so he only adjusted his name to the current situation. It was not a nobility name, but a practical, like Smith could turn into Shoemaker when the son did not take fathers profession. His full first name was Jheronimus or Hieronimus, which in daily life turns into Jeroen, Jerom, Jheron.

Perfect subject! I’m so thrilled, more Bosch, Please! And more waldeimer

I have read, somewhere, that a book on the head in place of a hat was a symbol of the futility of reason and sense in the face of superstition and religious fanaticism.

Fascinating…insightful speculation and the undeniable relevance today, 500 yrs later…that is a true accomplishment..

Seeing Bosch's work makes me think of the faces Colin Farell's character makes in the wonderful movie "In Bruge". I can't help it, in fact, I can fully relate to his grimaces. 😀

thank you; my favorite artist by far!

Surrealism is a lot of bosch. An excellent video; thanks!!!!

Music by Bach and Beethoven fits really well with the Renaissance.

Absolutely fantastic. Been enthralled by Hieronymus Bosch since I saw the Garden of Earthly Delights in the Prado in 1993. Found myself agreeing deeply with the thoughts expressed here....

I remember my first glimpse of Garden of Earthly Delights at the age of 5 or 6. It scared me, but I was fascinated by the huge collection of creatures unknown to me. I had no religious teachings to explain what it meant. (My entire family is atheist, back 2 generations I know of.) As said in the video: this all came out of Bosch's imagination. The fact that it was 5 centuries old imagination didn't sink in until I got older. Wow!

Bosch = Genius

Those paintings are incredible, they’re like if terry Gilliam painted bible scenes

IT IS AMAZING, THE DELUSION OF CONTEMPORARY HUMANS TO PRETEND TO KNOW AND EVEN INTERPRET ANYTHING, IN THIS CASE, THE WORK OF SUCH GENIUS.

Talk about making a really lively painter so freaking boring! OMG!! I've never heard anything so deadening as this section of art discussion... I kept waiting for somebody to step in and go hold it! hold it! Why are you people even commenting? Commenting on the obvious... let's breathe some life into this! Waldemar where are you?? The thing that disturbs me is the expressions on the people's faces are either so blank or so accepting of 'this is the way it is', even as they're going through these horrific punishments. It took me years to wrap my head around that imagery... I discovered this guy back in high school and I thought he was absolutely fascinating! I didn't need anybody to explain to me what the hell Bosch was talking about- except the owls & birds everywhere- that was pretty trippy, cuz I thought owls were symbols about death or knowledge... but no; 🦉🦉🦉 for him are something else entirely eerie. Spitting Swans Indeed. ❤ Heironymus Bosch!!

Bosch an og meme painter where the symbolism, puns, cryptic messages, visual colloquialisms were everything and never strictly literal. as with Brueghel's work the majority of the meaning was lost over the centuries.

Should be noted that the painting of Christ carrying the cross 44:09 is no longer considered to be by Bosch, but by one of his "followers".

All of you just need to get a life. I was born in England 74 years ago, and although I moved to Canada in 1970 have never lost my accent. I sound exactly like this man. Probably why I cannot sing in tune lol. It’s not snobbery, just life. You don’t, or at least I hope you don’t, make fun of Americans’ different accents. It’s just rude..

Waldeimer is entertaining and a good communicator. I have long been an admirer of Bosch and have been fortunate enough to see many of his works in the flesh - the Prado in Madrid in particular - Phillip II of Spain acquired many of Bosch's work (there are only 37 known).

So many stories within stories

When a calf is being born, the translucent placenta balloons around it. That is where Bosch discovered that image, I believe.