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Also Known As Jerome van Aquen • Jerome van Aken • Jheronimus Bos • Jerome van Aeken • Jeroen Anthoniszoon
Born c.1450 • ’s-Hertogenbosch • Brabant
Died August 9, 1516 • ’s-Hertogenbosch • Brabant
Notable Works “Temptation of St. Anthony, The” • “The Garden of Earthly Delights”
Movement / Style Flemish art

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Hiëronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights
Hieronymus Bosch: The Adoration of the Magi
Hiëronymus Bosch: Ecce Homo
Hiëronymus Bosch: Death and the Miser
Hiëronymus Bosch: Christ Carrying the Cross
Hiëronymus Bosch: The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Hiëronymus Bosch: Table of the Seven Deadly Sins
The Conjurer
Plate 8: “Hell,” open right panel of the “Garden of Delights” triptich, oil on wood by Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1505-10. In the Prado, Madrid. 2.2 m x 97 cm.
Two Fabulous Animals
Earth, heaven, and hell: Hiëronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
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