LECTURE 1: "The Spectacle of Human Folly"
Hieronymus Bosch: Heretic, Lunatic,or Philosopher?
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1h 23m
One of Bosch’s favorite themes was how human nature, impeded by original sin, struggles weakly against worldly temptations. We will look at Bosch the moralist, revealed in his scathing satires of human folly.
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LECTURE 2: "Martyrdom and Melancholy"
For the most part, Bosch preferred to paint holy figures living in isolation and deprivation rather than miraculously triumphing over evil. Their miserable martyrdoms parallel the sufferings of Christ, set in a monstrous world pervaded by sin and folly.
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LECTURE 3: "Science and Salvation"
Several of Bosch’s works, including his famous triptychs, display knowledge of alchemy, or early chemistry. The goal of this science, documented in a rich illustrative tradition, was to create an elixir of life, which would return the human race to the universal health and immortality of the Bibl...
