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Hieronymus Bosch: Late Work by Charles D. Cuttler 24 x 17 cm 356 pp. 146 illus. many in colour
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Professor Charles D. Cuttler changed from artist to art historian at New York University ’s Institute of Fine Arts , studying under distinguished teachers such as Walter Friedlaender and Erwin Panofsky. A specialist in Flemish painting, he spent the major part of his career teaching at the University of Iowa . He has published reviews, articles, and a well known text, Northern Painting, and lectured on Bosch on three continents. Retired in 1983, this enabled him to devote to further research, much of it on Bosch. A result is Hieronymus Bosch: Late Work.
This new book presents his discoveries in three late triptychs, a major trio of Bosch’s maturity: the Haywain, the Lisbon Temptation of St. Anthony, and the Garden of Earthly Delights . He presents Bosch’s unique view of Christ and salvation in union with hagiography, the Devotio moderna (modern devotion), and medieval hermeneutics, a revelation of Bosch’s immense erudition and overwhelming artistry.
Bosch reinforced his concepts with supporting casts of animals, natural and demonic, birds, and other iconographic elements. Analysis of Berlin ’s picture of St. John the Evangelist’s apocalyptic vision of the Virgin Mary, the Madrid Seven Deadly Sins tondo, and Vienna ’s drawing of the Tree-Man expands our understanding. Other influences affecting Bosch’s art, whether he traveled, or used contemporary prints, whether he drew upon Dante’s Inferno (he did), or religious tracts, and the attitudes of his ambience are also examined.
The Epilogue presents the author’s understanding of Bosch in his time and place, his religiosity and his genius.
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