The Disturbing Paintings of Hieronymus Bosch

[@pescavelho6151]

Weirdest thing about Bosch's paintings to me when I first came across them was how anachronistic they looked, they seemed like something out of 20th Century Surrealism, not from when Europe was just getting out of the Middle Ages.

[@bellewether4534]

It's weird because I felt the same until I studied the late medieval period at uni. To my surprise there's actually a ton of surreal and macabre content. There's even artistic movements based around horrifying imagery (affective piety and memento mori, in particular) But most of what we see in galleries are these benign saints and holy figures. I wonder why? I assume it has something to do with Victorian selection bias feeding into the modern age. Lots of the high profile galleries in my country were set up then, so it was the best theory I could come up with.

[@superj8502]

@@bellewether4534 i studied the skeleton dances in school less than a month ago, but this still felt like something Dalì would paint. Edit: i just realized that i was also tricked by the fact that they look incredibly well preserved.

[@Loneokami]

@@bellewether4534 do you have any recommendations of artist similar to Boschs style?

[@rr-mg1zc]

Hell painting by Hieronymus Bosch linked with Travis Scott Astroworld Album cover

[@bellewether4534]

@@Loneokami I don't think anyone is quite like Bosch in terms of fine arts but Giotto di Bondone, Buonamico Buffalmacco, and Sandro Botticelli have some amazing hellscapes of their own. For images of demons, and other surreal beasts, manuscripts margins and illuminations are the way to go. Michael Camille has a fab overview of the topic in his book "Image on the Edge: The margins of medieval art". If you want to look at the literary side, Eileen Gardener has a great anthology called "Visions of Heaven and Hell Before Dante" :)

[@samk4122]

I live in bosch his birthplace, ‘s-Hertogenbosch. A few years ago we celebrated Bosch for an entire year by putting on great displays of his work, but we also put statues of his creatures through the entire town. If you love his work you should come visit our city!

[@qquark99]

i am so sad that I heard about this too late. But I hope to come and see these statues

[@Cristina-dv5ij]

Freaking statues based on his paintings, sign me in!

[@slowmo338]

Amazing. I'd put that on my bucket list.

[@justmakeit2616]

En hier heet die ook gewoon jeroen bosch. Is dat niet al heel wat jaren geleden dat die ten topnstelling was

[@al5068]

That sounds so awesome!!!

[@kayakat1869]

It's weird how modern a lot of his paintings look. Ancient surrealism is so cool and very humanizing. It's a way to see that these people had imaginations too.

[@jerryshelton7406]

What a lovely summation.

[@LOCKEYJ]

This was Renaissance period not ancient . But yes Bosch’s work has an interiority that is fascinating.

[@swordguy1243]

Ahead of his time

[@LordShatticus]

Our ancestors were just like us, but with less access to education and lived in different cultural environments.

[@quick3765]

I mean yeah people have always had imaginations lol

[@thelastperfectman4139]

This guy was so far ahead of his time it’s astonishing. He was surrealism hundreds of years ahead.

[@charlescossel7948]

He used natural real images around him, distorted them by the influence of ergot, religious retribution, etc. He was my study in art history in college.

[@nuckels188]

@@charlescossel7948 this is definitely acid art lol. It is bizarre but it's so intricate/trippy/funny that the bizarreness is endearing

[@peterkilbridge6523]

Should be on lots of Heavy Metal rock album covers.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

You can see George Lucas' 'Jawa' at one point.

[@hydropunk5483]

This guy is the father of A.I. paintings.

[@jxcobsolis]

The fact that that small music piece is actually something that can be played and not just random notes is unbelievable the amount of detail

[@incognitonegress]

Ikr...crazy!

[@Quellness223]

Probably Satanists notes consisting the numbers of 6. Period.

[@jxcobsolis]

@@Quellness223 your the one guy to ruin everyone’s good mood go back to church bro no one cares what you gotta say.

[@color-head1696]

random notes can also be played

[@Easy420skate]

​@@Quellness223 the whole point of that photo was to represent hell...so yeah.

[@yingle6027]

I'd Imagine seeing his paintings in the flesh back then would have been a mind-blowing experience for most people -who would never have seen such vivid, imaginative, scary depictions before!

[@JMo2255]

I saw Bosch and Brugels' paintings at the Prado in 2010 and my mind was blown even then.

[@hiskebekkering3450]

@George 😂

[@karanmathur5276]

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[@yingle6027]

@Ali Al-Mahdi That's pretty wild man. As long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else, be happy with your crazy self.

[@asa.8691]

@Ali Al-Mahdi this isn’t a joke? You really drank like 2000 year old piss?

[@glendanison3064]

Bosch has always fascinated me. His paintings at the macro level look modern, they remind me of album covers. Looking closely at details and it looks 15th century

[@nBasedAce]

His paintings are so busy that they remind me of a twisted Where's Waldo? book.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Yes, I always thought the same thing! Like he was a time traveller!

[@oleg..]

Decent corded drills too.

[@Moto_Medics]

Dance Gavin dance has covers reminiscent of Bosch

[@LeoLarrosa1987]

Like the green day dookie album cover 😉

[@atarakay9900]

The fact that he put music into his art is incredible.

[@jesstavares6843]

Dude put an ost in his painting

[@Pollicina_db]

While it is a nice easter egg it is nothing special, many artists of the past did this.

[@LilXancheX]

@@jesstavares6843he took painting his album to another level

[@Legal_Sweetie333]

They did that all of the time

[@mugsofmirth8101]

If the music actually sounded good it would be incredible. Bosch obviously didn't know how to write or compose any music worth listening to. Brilliant painter though - one of the very best without a doubt and still a creative genius nonetheless.

[@FilmFightFanatic]

There's an incredibly underrated RTS game that came out in 2000 called Sacrifice which has creature design that seems to be highly inspired by the artistic style of Heironymus Bosch.

[@Mr.VolumeTrader]

bro during that time a rpg game was also released in which there was 70000 enemies one at a screen do u remember that game i am searching for it or do u have any idea how to search it

[@freshgapples45]

Was the game good? Might buy it

[@D00M3R-SK8]

they deleted my post about the new boch inspired game. "brutal orchestra" it might have been as I included a link to the game though on steam.

[@jarodnole4618]

Sacrifice includes so much into it, i love its strange bizzare unique world that should have survived to today.

[@Learnjapanesefromsomeguy]

I wishlisted it on Steam. Thanks for the recommendation. With Christmas and New Years coming up... maybe I can snag it for $4.99!

[@TomorrowWeLive]

The thing about his paintings is they're so insanely detailed you can get lost in them--every part of it you look at there's always more detail in the background, hints of yet more vistas, infinitely receding. They're the sort you could get sucked into--it feels like there's an actual world behind the canvas. It actually gave me an idea for a story.

[@vashtic2036]

It's like he was painting what he perceived as reality, not something he made up for an art piece.

[@domoroboto8752]

lame pfp

[@tristan3801]

@@domoroboto8752 Better than being a communist

[@domoroboto8752]

@@tristan3801 Brain worms

[@basil7292]

@@tristan3801 Brain worms

[@ganesha7674]

Hieronymus Bosch was super creative, long before his time, and painted differently than his fellow painters. I always loved his work. My brother, who is a professional painter, had a book on the paintings of Bosch and I would sit at night, with a magnifying glass, to study his creatures. The amount of detail but also the number of objects in one painting were mindboggling. I love Bosch. Another painter, who also painted like this, but less intensive was the German painter Albrecht Dürer.

[@bopeep7080]

I would love to see and study that book. It must have brought you both great joy. I will order on from the library. Thank you for mentioning this.

[@iamavoidtrippergutterslush666]

✔️💯🤘

[@andrea5846]

what is the book called? 🤩

[@hazardeur]

I love Bosch's work too. As a more modern example I'd list Dan Seagraves stuff. I realize it's a completely different style but i love the detail in his work, similar to Bosch's. Plus it's more contemporary.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I'm not an artist or an art buff, but when I saw this video, I was reminded of Salvador Dali. Idk if they're the same type of artist, but they're both on the strange side. Imo of course

[@bettiraige3474]

I've always thought of his work as satire and sarcasm. I loved it since the first time I laid eyes on The Garden. I spent hours as a child trying to decipher each thing and what he was trying to say. I will forever be enchanted and horrified.

[@GoldenGod69]

Crazy part is, 600-700 years later, his work looks fresh like it could have been done by a modern artist. The artist/painters of the past were on another level

[@R1chAsshole]

They spent their entire lives doing one thing attempting to get as skilled as possible, their lives were different from the lives of people today. The greatest people we remember in history spent their life in a passionate fury towards one endeavor. A modern example is the musicians of today who spent their entire lives making music like Micheal Jackson, and others like Erykah Badu or Tupac. They had their life set for glory with a plan and people to help them along the way, it’s only natural when you live for something that you create the greatest examples of it.

[@DeathByDrone-ORmk84]

Yes, it's called anachronistic, when something doesn't seem to quite fit its era.

[@whalesong999]

@@R1chAsshole Yes, they didn't have the distractions we've had since the mid 1800s.

[@Fuel6233]

@@R1chAsshole You listed some very uh... fascinating modern examples., lmao.

[@ObsidianWyrmMusic]

@@Fuel6233 So which modern examples would you give?

[@k.s.thompson5766]

I find his work intriguing and love the fact someone was able to produce the music tattoo so we could hear what it would sound like. Thank you for creating this video.

[@HandsOfSweed]

Yeah. That song was super weird and creepy though. Like some latently demented Tetris theme song.

[@astrodad656]

I would love to know if he intentionally drew the notes from a song [real or invented], or if they were just random notes?

[@Catlily5]

@@HandsOfSweed I liked the song. I thought it would be creepier.

[@crazyoldhippieladyinthebib7357]

@@HandsOfSweed it sounded like both a dirge and circus music. Combine them together that's what hell would sound like? I know I couldn't take much of that music that was playing!

[@bottleofcrackers2087]

Ikr. It's so cool

[@pyoheliobros5773]

I always thought it would be funny to make a "where is Waldo" thing out of Bosch's paintings. Quite disturbing, but also fun and you really want to find him as soon as possible

[@ezrastardust3124]

I think Cyanide And Happiness made a joke about that lol

[@markalleneaton]

I tried that in class a few years ago, but the color differences made it stick out like a sore thumb - it turned out to be a better fit in Bruegel's "Hunters in the Snow" (blends into the ice on the lake, although it still only took the students about 3 seconds to spot it - I was impressed). : )

[@pyoheliobros5773]

@@markalleneaton One could change Waldo's colors' saturation and brightness to match those of Bosch's painting

[@amy-ql5wo]

Or Bruegel's work too.

[@markalleneaton]

@@pyoheliobros5773 Took another look, but even with the color changes, Waldo still seems a touch too angular for Bosch (my perception) - fun idea, though. : )

[@bizznick444joe7]

I do wonder why Hieronymus Bosch doesn't get as much recognition as the other painters. Absolutely revolutionary

[@seltaeb3302]

I've seen plenty TV progs in UK about him. Depends where you are & standard of TV, which in America is dire bar PBS.

[@typ044]

Definitely not revolutionary.

[@ralkia]

You're definitely not revolutionary.

[@VesuvioVistani]

Having a hard to spell name would be my guess.

[@charlescossel7948]

I think it's because it's unsettling

[@babiijean11]

I've always wondered why a lot of really old art like this can't be chalked up to a simple love of horror or science fiction, like today's society. A lot of the time, disturbing artwork is said to be results of mental illness or religion. Its like we cant expect those historical figures to have an imagination based on nothing like we do now.

[@UndyingStory31]

It's Big brain time

[@babiijean11]

@@UndyingStory31 IKR!! It gets really annoying when something like this is discovered and all of a sudden it means the artist is crazy or abused and really saw these things during a mental breakdown or something. Or even worse, when we discover ancient art with otherwordly figures we modern humans take that as "Hmm, there must've been headless and neckless beings with faces on their chest walking around here" SMH. I guess in the distant future, those being will believe Clifford the Big Red Dog actually saved America from Godzilla

[@ricodelacerda3959]

@@babiijean11 I was thinking it and you said it for me ,I totally agree and thankyou

[@Vincinate]

@@babiijean11 That's an asinine statement tbh. Ever hear of Van Gough or Edvard Munch? We question these people's mental state because there is precedent of artists being mentally disturbed. These people were often born in a time period where there was no such thing as getting psychological help, or when talking about such things carried a stigma. Hell, it still carries a stigma as proven by your comment.

[@babiijean11]

@@Vincinate Have u ever thought that back then, art or writing(for the educated) may have been the only vice for many people, regardless of mental state? By your logic, all artists must have a mental illness and vice versa; All people with mental illness must be artists. There is absolutely no correlation in the two. Mental illness shouldn't be anyone's identity. However art could be interpreted as the personality or interests of the artists. These people spent days working on this art ON PURPOSE. Not because they were mentally ill.

[@SonKunSama]

A thing you surprisingly didn't mention is that we know that Hieronymus Bosch experienced a huge city fire in his youth, and all the horrors that brought with it. Almost all of his surrealistic paintings have a big part dedicated to a burning city. I was born in 's Hertogenbosch and have been an enthousiast of the bizarre and grotesque since my youth. His paintings have always fascinated me.

[@TheMeanMongoose]

You're on to something, since a lot of his scenes are very chaotic and frightening. One would imagine seeing the world ablaze, distorted by scorching heat, poisonous smoke and fumes, sounds of anguish and acts of sheer panic would undoubtedly traumatize a kid. It must have been a horrible experience and since the zeitgeist of his time associated all of this with HELL... would explain a thing or two about his art. As in, "This is how the Infernal Pit must look like".

[@violetmushroom6]

I moved to 's-Hertogenbosch 6 months ago, and live very close to his art centre. Funny thing is, both my mother and aunt were obsessed with his art when they were young, and would collect his catalogues and reproductions from people that snuck them in the USSR, obviously no travel was allowed. so I was familiar with his art from young age. I had to move to Den Bosch for work and only then I realized where I was moving and Im so so proud and humbled to be here. Just fascinating to be close to where this genious walked

[@hugomadrid5464]

Once I visited a place called Oeteldonk, far away from here :)

[@prosanis1216]

@@hugomadrid5464 😂🤣👊Alaaf🎉

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

Oh you live there!! That’s so cool and thanks for the context, none of the videos I’ve watched on him have mentioned this

[@jmc0075]

Wouldn’t call these paintings disturbing. I’d personally call them brilliant. The detail is outstanding.

[@jackbarrie6007]

If your on drugs you naturally paint like that just as others have done🤯🤯🤯🤯🇦🇺

[@rheumaticharm9551]

@@jackbarrie6007 if someone on drug can still draw this good, then his drug must be art.

[@lenawagner6405]

Super brilliant, exposing what was going on around him in his lifetime, many symbols can be recognised if a person knows history.

[@jackbarrie6007]

@@rheumaticharm9551 you must be a drug too 🐡🐡🐡🐡🤫🇦🇺

[@ilianacole4586]

The two aren't mutually exclusive...

[@JHEVR]

I come to this video again and again, I've never heard of Bosch before you upload this video in 2021. I'm so grateful of having found your channel, because of all the interesting things you upload. You woke up an interest in me of learning more about our past.

[@mr.midnight1997]

Fun fact: A lot of the designs for the apostles in Berserk were inspired by Bosch's paintings.

[@mustafagamute1635]

i had a feeling Kentaro Miura took inspiration of some of the demons here

[@mr.midnight1997]

@@mustafagamute1635 Another fun fact about berserk. The names of the god hand are inspired by science fiction novels. Void is named after destination Void, Slan and Ubik after named after books with the same names, Conrads name comes from, And call me conrad.

[@5inal5erret]

If you look closely you can little Ubik chilling in the Treeman

[@macaroll]

Maybe he was also inspired by Beksinski, the nightmare artist?

[@mr.midnight1997]

@@macaroll He was also probably inspired by a series of novels called: "guin saga". It came out in 1979, 10 years before Berserk did and it features a tall, dark and strong warrior with a large sword in a dark fantasy world.

[@Ailun__]

I 100% expected the notes to be musical gibberish but it actually was a proper score, I’m amazed Also wonderful remix at the end

[@PyleHD]

Sounds like Deadmouse - Strobe

[@bachagain1685]

It's quite an interesting melody. It's like a plainchant with some unexpected harmony, even outlining a tritone. Corrections: 1. There is no "harmony" 2. It doesn't necessarily outline a tritone

[@dickrichard626]

1) The melody in the video is not what it sounds like. 2) There is no harmony in the recording while multiple voices are depicted. 3) It doesn't "outline a tri-tone." It's simply notes of the Aeolian mode. Sure the part where it goes: E to A# is a tri-tone interval, but it's not that particularly amazing for any reason other then giving you a tiny hit of the Lydian mode and again the recording isn't remotely accurate in the first place. 4) In fact the score in the drawing doesn't have a key signature and it's depicting tablature, not musical notation. 5) The melody in the recording actually does sound like gibberish, because it's just a sequence of notes with all the same value and doesn't stop. 6) The recording plays 68 notes while the tatoo shows much less unless you include the book which would be more then 68 notes and part of it is obscured from view... 7) The recording is actually B.S. and the music in the painting is indecipherable and blatantly unlegable especially in the crack. LMAO 8) This segement of the video might fool 9 out of 10 music experts and the unmusicaly educated masses, but not this guy.

[@bachagain1685]

@@dickrichard626 sorry lol, I was tired af

[@5inal5erret]

Does it have a name? Requiem of the Demonic Choir Master, or something like that?

[@VallisYT]

I feel weirdly attracted by the grotesqueness of Bosch's paintings. I could see myself staring at them for hours and getting lost in the intricate and disturbing details of his vivid imagination.

[@SeanLives]

don't get too lost, you may never return

[@shaft9000]

Though I know almost nothing about genetics and very little about Jung, I do believe that some of this recognition we experience may be a re-kindling of a some inherited genetic memory. Meaning: common archetypical 'vision things' , as when many people allegedly hallucinate the same Buddha while on psilocybin, or others may (ostensibly) engage with faeries &/or demons while on DMT or amanita muscaria.

[@saigonhenry5468]

Facts

[@gr8macaw1]

I feel the same. I discovered them around 11 and was fascinated, staring at them for hours.

[@rrjm9163]

I discovered Bosch today from an earlier video that I just so happened upon. It was purely an accident and I have not divulged myself with art in such a long time. It's been nearly half a lifetime since and by running into his work today is illuminating. It made me realize how much I miss interpreting artwork. Since impressionism was what struck my interest when I was younger (I'm 33 now) I would pick away at every brushstroke as it would, for lack of better words (flood) my mind. I have always loved art all types painting to sculptures basically anything. The world is art all around, I live architecture but it has just been to long where I was taken aback by a painting where I was overwhelmed by that (flooding) feeling! I am truly sorry, I am writing such a lond comment but I am so excited! It's two in the morning and I don't want to go to sleep. I guess the art will be there tomorrow, or I guess in this case later today but until then I need to get some sleep and maybe have a lucid dream that I am in a art museum.. who knows its possible. Sorry again I just had to tell somebody about my excitement! Good night world... -D.G-

[@jackkoffin1]

I don't believe that Bosch was ill or hallucinating from ergotism at all. The art itself suggests he wasn't. It's so complex and richly detailed, and as an aspiring painter, I can assure you that painting minute details on large pieces is very involved and time consuming. A person has to be relatively clear-headed and focused to put that amount of work into dozens and dozens of paintings of that quality. People love to speculate about where highly creative artists and musicians get their ideas from, but the thing is, people really don't want to work very much when they are sick or high as a kite.

[@giohrl]

It's not said that he was high while painting

[@secrecy3915]

You act like he couldn't possibly be obsessive compulsive due to recurring hallucinations.

[@enders8412]

some say LSD helps them to concentrate better , maybe that was the case with Bosch? The LSD he got (which he didn't know) helped him to see visions and heightened sense of focus, thus leading him to able to paint these kind of paintings perhaps?

[@Killertiller01]

@@enders8412 Could have been, there was madness induced by Ergot also he mentioned when baked into bread it becomes a form of LSD.

[@torrisali2082]

As a painter myself, I have to agree. If I'm in a negative mood, or under any influence, the last thing on my mind is to paint. Every artist is different. I've painted comic book characters, landscape, realism and all just being experimental, and watching folks break it down like it's a detailed science is so entertaining. I'm like 'no, I felt like being weird and laughing while imagining what people will say when they look at this. Thank You lol'

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

Ever since I first saw a book on Hieronymus Bosch at my uncle's house in the mid 1960s, I've studied his paintings in detail over the years, but this is the first time I ever heard that piece of music in the painting actually played by an instrument. Thanks for this excellent video.

[@gwendolyn9626]

It even sounded melodious, in a very simple way.

[@eyelavadershine]

Right amazing.

[@MarshallEightyNine]

here's a better version of that music and it's being called "butt music" no kidding kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ_VenavaKeWaLc&ab_channel=JimSpalink

[@dan.nashmusic]

That is the coolest part of this video. The fact that that minor detail actually contains a somewhat musical and haunting melody

[@thhomasmarks]

I liked it

[@Markus_Andrew]

As someone who has painted, I have to say that Bosch's intricately detailed artwork must have taken a good deal of time to complete. The detail is astoundingly minute, with brushstrokes barely visible - if at all - and his palettes must have been meticulously graduated. Whatever his compulsion was, and whatever it was he was trying to convey, he was obviously very driven. You can't produce something like "The Garden of Earthly Delights" in a couple of days. There is months, if not years, of work in that.

[@jmc0075]

Got to agree. Until today I’d never herd of him. I’m now interested in this man as I find his paintings captivating and the work of a fantastic artist.

[@irafair3015]

@@jmc0075 Same here. I never heard of him until watching this video and I an now utterly captivated by his work.

[@danielsoucy6688]

you take one scare inch of one of his paintings and blow it up to 18 by 24 And you still got details that make it a complete painting in a painting The details of the details have details! a very hard worker in his art!

[@cheetyliciousmeowmeow1085]

Bosch is also a main character in Michael Connolys novels. He is a cop😎

[@micheleyamamoto545]

I was lucky to be able to see many of these paintings in person last November in Milan. The exhibition Bosch and Another Renaissance runs through March 12, 2023 at the Palazzo Reale. They gathered works from all over Europe. There are even pictures behind some his triptychs you can walk around and see. Beautiful animated video of his works at the end. Really amazing to see in person these pictures that have captured my imagination since I was a kid. I don’t know if the exhibition is traveling to another country next, but I’d look into it if you are a fan.

[@nct948]

It would attract great interest in the UK, no doubt. I would love to see it. The symbolism of medieval illustrations exerts quite a fascination on our imagination. Bosch and Brueghel the Elder are my two favourite painters for, although of such different styles, they both represent how ordinary people of their era were thinking, believing and living like. Have you done an analysis of Brueghel's painting 'Proverbs'? Another intriguing masterpiece.

[@ericcampbell6370]

Bosch was half a millennium ahead of his time. Speculations aside, he was certainly afflicted with a severe case of genius. I believe that's the key ingredient regardless of whatever else may have been at work in his mind-blowing creations.

[@robinklein2637]

idk might also be the fungus he took which is also used to make LSD.

[@markberryhill2715]

@@robinklein2637 no amount of acid trips in the world could make you paint the crazy stuff he did. He was from another world.

[@anaclaudiagarciacalderon192]

@@markberryhill2715 psychodelic substances are just a way for the mind to express itself. For me Bosch paintings represent the mind set of an entire kind of human race thru the work of a genius, who despite his artistry was just another human of his time anyways. He was the gate to witness the horrific archtypes that we all share as humans, that's why his work seems so timeless.

[@laurahollenika3906]

Couldn't agree more!👍

[@karanmathur5276]

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[@nyr_Ea]

Bosch and Francisco Goya have always been my favorite artists. There's something oddly comforting about seeing the sorts of creatures they painted to me. Better for them to be out in the open and you to come face to face with them then them staying hidden in the hearts of normal looking humans. That's just my take.

[@Sillymodezeenith]

@Alice Kae children are like that! My four year old sister is currently going through a phase where she’s fascinated by blood and organs; sometimes she’ll just walk up to you and ask if you can show her your blood/lungs/brain or whatever else she’s interested in that particular day. I’ve noticed that’s the age they start to take more interest in the world around them, and naturally that includes things that could potentially be considered disturbing. I find it endearing when little kids have a weird curiosity, it’s cute how they grow into their world.

[@danielhoskins4690]

Have you checked out El Greco too? He belongs in that group I think

[@violetdusk1968]

@Alex Korova when I was in middle school I checked out a book about hell and these paintings were in it. I was fascinated by it. I agree that even children can enjoy this type of art. It gets your mind wondering.

[@justhellbound4206]

I think surreal paintings are absolutely amazing. They can be interpreted so many ways, and the amount of work that goes into them is mind-blowing.

[@emmav9190]

Exactly! I also love how you can look at a surrealistic painting for hours and still discover new things you hadn’t seen before

[@justhellbound4206]

@@emmav9190 I can't imagine how long they take to create a completed piece. Or how they even consider when the painting is done, since it seems like they could spend endless hours adding tiny details.

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

To me, he’s one of the most talented artists to ever live. I mean, I could easily see Dali, Picasso, or Vladimir Kush sliding his paintings into their own works, and yet Bosch lived in the Early Renaissance!!! The literal definition of “ahead of his time”, what a talent🤩

[@erinbunbury9210]

We studied Garden of Earthly Delights in college, the amount of confused faces that that painting conjured was both amusing and disturbing.

[@coraje1388]

I remember coming across his work at a young age going through art books at the public library. I was so fascinated by his work. I think I can honestly say he got me into horror and art. Thanks for the video!

[@mst3kpimp]

wow i had the same experience, I guess many kids got bosched.

[@kjthekunoichi]

Same! I, too, saw his artwork via art bks from the lib😊😊art rocks!

[@powerofleo]

Creating these kinds of paintings needs a lot of knowledge and brainstorming to get it done. A genius 100 years ahead of his time, remember we are seeing these in 2021 while these masterpieces are created 6/7 centries ago.

[@pauliepaul3697]

I think he was on drugs

[@bignig7223]

@Random Username no but drugs + talent helps idk what your saying lmao

[@bignig7223]

@@pauliepaul3697 for real either he was high or schizophrenic would take forever to make stuff like this sober

[@pauliepaul3697]

@@bignig7223 so true

[@theecharmingbilly]

I just thought it implied he was on droogs.

[@Neoadministratoria]

Ive learned so much from this video alone. Thank you so much for your dedication!

[@bryanvitone6754]

I love the fact that hyeronimus was probably the most important precursor to the grotesque genre or eldritch horror genre, and that he inspired years and years of artists creating creatures with their imagination and creativity, while still making them unnamable, which is also the concept behind cosmic horror, it’s something so horrifying you can’t describe it, with no precise shape but very disturbing traits

[@sandraleigh4023]

The precision and skill of his paintings are extraordinary, but they are truly terrifying - my brain felt chaos and panic looking at them.

[@jozefina9997]

Very true

[@paveantelic7876]

wow, how does it feel to be that soft?

[@dreadlordhg360]

They're really not that bad

[@Dina-zb2cv]

@@dreadlordhg360 it's giving me a weird core

[@somekindofflower2024]

My dad had a book of his paintings that I saw as a kid and I hated the middle ages since then. I only realized now where that aversion came from.

[@YourHalfSister]

The first time I saw Bosch’s painting Garden of Earthly Delights was in elementary school in a Time Life book about the mind. Even now, whenever I see this painting I notice something I missed before. The dedication to detail is astounding.

[@kurtbarlow9402]

First time I saw his work was in the opening credits of The Devil's Rain when I was about 10. (late night broadcast TV)

[@seamusmcmorrow4435]

Cheers, man. This was enlightening. My musical partner always has a big print of HB above our musical space. It always lingered up there, wildly imaginative and totally on its on. It was a visual presence in the sonic things we were doing. Keep going, man.

[@hokeypokeypots]

I was always fascinated by Bosh's paintings because of their great detail and vivid, diverse imaging. No two of his 'creatures' seemed to be alike.

[@jewiesnew3786]

I first saw these paintings in an encyclopedia when I was a kid. It really piqued my interest on them staring at them for hours looking fir tiny details

[@nicolekoalaa]

Was it a 3-4ish inches Webster's? I had that too as a kid, i remember his "the garden" in the book and i would just stare at it for hours :-D

[@noeyebrows]

I would've been scared to death if I had seen these pictures as a kid

[@tfranc347]

I can see his mom showing his paintings off like “my little hieronymous just loveeeees to paint! Look at this little thing he made! Isn’t it lovely?” And her guests are just like “😬 yeah.. it’s greatttt…”

[@fjdyyh2542]

Lol

[@Monello.mp3]

😂💀

[@soulless_jake540]

"Mrs Bosch,your child needs an exorcism"

[@georgebennett3197]

You should see her 'fridge door!

[@PeggyHall-x2f]

Only Cersi would be proud.

[@raycope2086]

Wonderfully narrated, my friend. I've always been fascinated by this artist's expression of what was in his mind, and the sheer amount of figures in his paintings. He was certainly a very talented artist, but how were these paintings received? I wish you rainbows.

[@SebastianAriza]

9:15 The abyss sure has one hell of a soundtrack!

[@SH0T000_0]

HECK YEAH🔥

[@Culture45]

It’s so lit in the abyss

[@Ayeguey]

I heard that word abyss from Juice Wrld

[@Learnjapanesefromsomeguy]

0:15 Something that many people do not realize is that a six-sided die should always have its opposite sides add up to seven. 5 will be opposite 2, 3 opposite 4, and 1 opposite 6 (unless it is some bootleg die). In this painting, though, the 2 and 5 are both visible. Knowing this, I always look at drawn dice to see if they were drawn accurately. Tattoos are especially interesting, because it is not uncommon for people to have their dice drawn 'wrong.' I do not typically point this out to them, however. Anyway, perhaps Mr. Bosch painted the die incorrectly on purpose to add even more madness to the painting.

[@fredzzkid]

This is without a doubt the coolest thing I will learn on the Interwebz today. I LOVE facts like this! Thanks!!

[@maggiez3077]

7 was also a very common biblical theme. So the die adding to 7 could have been intentional

[@CaroLMilo-yz7fk]

woaaaaaaooow ok 🤩😳 You came here to watch this. 1. And then you shared this about your mind and observation. 2. If this isnt enough appeal for me i dont know what is!!!!!

[@celesterogove]

i do the same thing with rubik’s cubes: scrambled, they’re almost always drawn in an impossible combination

[@SnipeZeroGames]

5 and 2 - 7 and 4 and 2 - 6

[@Jupiterssilhouette]

I remember visiting the famous Art museum in Madrid and witnessing his ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ painting. I was still horrified and terrified about a few hours later. Truly a terrifying masterpiece.

[@eyelavadershine]

How wonderful that you were able to view his work. Thanks for sharing

[@throughthewindowpane]

I was in the Prado museum two days ago and despite all the great other painters like Velasquez, Goya, El Greco and Rubens, the hall with the works of Bosch was my highlight of the museum. Especially the Garden of Earthly Delight. There is so much to explore there!

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

When I was in 1st grade my class took a field trip to the neighboring big city. We mainly went to the museum, but also went to the public library. While my classmates were looking at Golden Books I happened to wonder over to this section of art books. I opened two that blew my mind. One was full of Bosch's work and the other was that of Bruegel. I was fascinated. That experience changed my life.

[@Aguamarina38]

Bruegel ( Elder) is an interesting painter ~ after all my secondary school finished as Bachelor of Arts . However, Bosch being a skilled artist ~ The Garden of Earthy Delights is pretty much a medieval painting style ~ dive in surrealist horror. It makes me feel the painter took LSD while depicting Hell [ Zeitgeist.]

[@bryanmuster5662]

I know what you mean. I found a book about Bruegel at my moms house when I was about 10. I soon after found Bosch and have never been the same.

[@brianperry]

The school..(UK circa 1958/9).. art mistress would show me paintings by Bosch, Bruegel and like you, l was fascinated by those artists. l cant say it changed my life but it did make me look closer at what the artist was trying to portray...

[@NinjaOrchids]

I remember seeing a coffee table book with his art in large print when I was really young, and I was so disturbed back then! Thank you for this video... seeing the familiar scenes again took me back to when I first looked at that book. If it weren't for the vibrant colors, I probably would not have looked at the images long enough to get so disturbed 😅

[@Ghostcamel]

I love that you have the music from the painting in this video. Amazing how detailed those paintings were.

[@bungerroyale112]

Love how this video just so casually explained a potential explanation for one of the most famous cases of mass hysteria. This channel is an absolute trip and every video is fascinating

[@Paradox-dy3ve]

I never found his paintings disturbing. I just thought they were beautifully surreal. The Garden of Earthly Delights is a bit disturbing on the hell side though haha

[@spyrettadr7303]

I instantly loved the absurdity of Bosch 's paintings from the first glimpse at his work.. This video traveled me back to Art History Class, 4th semester at uni, and felt weirdly nostalgic with a side of wild fangerling. Love his work, love your work, it is like I've just watched the world's most epic collab. Thank you!

[@rasmusvanwerkhoven1962]

I remember getting educated about Bosch when I was quite young (am Dutch), so this brings back the memories. I found and still do find his art to be very fascinating!

[@ConsciousConversations]

From my very first sight of his art i have loved his work, it’s immaculate, impeccable, precise… there really are no words for true comparison or understanding… they tell stories we can hardly even conceive of

[@irishdevil1490]

Wow, I've never seen such mind blowing paintings, very beautiful but yet dark with many stories within the paintings. U have just made me a favorite fan of his work, I'm definitely going to start looking into all his work right now !!! Thanks for opening my eyes and mind to this incredible artist.

[@ChiefOklahoma287]

It amazes me that these people could create these paintings as if they were pictures. The imagination he put into these works of art is just mind blowing. I might have to go to an art museum after seeing this

[@emmakoo4u]

Bosch is my one of my favorite artists! I have a few written publications on his work and i’ve seen countless videos about him. You did an amazing job with this video, Great work:)

[@Laibeans]

I’d love to read your publications ❤️❤️

[@metempsychosis4062]

I love the works of Hieronymus Bosch! I had the privilege of seeing them in the Prado a week or so ago, and they're still as fresh and interesting as the day I learned of them.

[@Sanctuary505]

I had the luck of seeing a few of his paintings with my own eyes in Madrid, the sheer size of the garden of earthly delights is amazing and the detail is incredible

[@duncanself5111]

I love his artwork. The creativity and the huge amount of detail that you can get lost in every time you view them. Het is geweldig! 🧡

[@remicormier7117]

As somebody who's experienced lsd, his work looks exactly how it would look if somebody that has natural talent and is classically trained in art had a bad trip and never forgot it.

[@eyelavadershine]

That’s not what happen a zillion years ago sir. Your trips are not the same as this Amazing Artist. It is all hearsay It just like a story books. We’re not on high as we listen but maybe your a famous artist too. Again I disagree. I respect your comments. Take care

[@LuciferSweetDream]

@@eyelavadershine Bro it wasn't even 1000 yeas ago, calm your horses and let the homies trip.

[@tammymiller9773]

Ergot poisoning, most commonly found in fungus infested rye grain, extremely commonly eaten at this time. Chemically similar to lsd, extrrmely psychoactive and even known then to cause especially negatively charged hallucinations

[@AFROJOE2323]

@@tammymiller9773 That's ergot, and it's not relevant to the point made by the OP

[@DrSpaceman42]

I do acid and agree completely. The duality of man made structures that kinda look like part of nature at the same time is 100% acid visuals stuff..

[@bogusmogus9551]

Thanks for making this video. Bosch is my favourite artist. Superb upload

[@gerardoconnor4278]

Thank you - wonderful video piece. The quality of his work - content, colour and composition, is amazing. His satire, modernity and cosmological view is stunning. Perhaps his works do not so much require complete understanding but instead merit our admiration at the wonderful things that they are.

[@MatEnAlks]

It feels like I got taught of none of Bosch's art at school, we learned some, about those of St. Anthony for example, but hey, The Garden of Earthly Delights is like hyperborean of Alexander Uglanov, those structures in the back are just something from vivid dreams, and how endless the view is, and Tondall's Vision is just pure psychedelic nightmare, and beautiful, frighteningly beautiful. I wish I knew of those paintings earlier, because now they are my new favourite paintings, I guess the right time to get to know them is now, thank you for the video.

[@blackie8306]

I would dismiss the theories that Bosch was either insane, or had hallucinations as a result of ergot poisoning or some other substance. Look at his paintings. They are incredibly well organised and structured.. No insane person could be so ordered, and if you've ever had LSD, as I have, you would know that any detailed work such as these paintings would be all but impossible. He was a creative artist, with a vivid imagination!

[@jameshadfield5624]

well apparently you've never heard of a Mr. Robert Crumb. Often referred to as the creator of the underground Comix from late 60's on. He began as a greeting card illustrator in Cleveland with an unhappy marriage and a baby (the babies temperament unknown) well one day having been dispondent with his situation he fled to California. This was right at the Haight Ashbury movement (Hippies,sex+Drugs+rock+roll!) He did dabble a little in pot + LSD. Hung out with some of the Legends(or at least was in the vicinity) Janis,Owsley,merry Pranksters,etc. But being basically a nerd/geek he was mostly turned off by the whole(Excellent) scene! Anyways I've rambled quite a bit, but the Point I was trying to make was that this wonderfully creative Artist/s could have used their hallucinations/visions later while not actually tripping! Having grown up with Comics at the same age as the price, 12, I've been drawn (pun) to them ever since. keep LSD in your Heart as well as your Mind. the 60's have gone from the calendar but it's SPIRIT lives on.

[@blackie8306]

@@jameshadfield5624 Of course I have heard of Robert Crumb. I was/am a big fan of Crumb. I loved his underground Comix, for all their "perversity" and subversiveness. Not to mention his great style. (perversity, by the way, is in the eye of the beholder). And I've read all I could about Ken Kesey, and the Merry Pranksters, and the Electric Cool Aid Acid Test, and Timothy Leary etc etc... Ah, those were good times, even here in Melbourne Australia! But the point I meant to make, which I could have made clearer, was that either an insane person, or someone while under the influence of LSD could not compose paintings with the complexity of Bosch's. But yes, later a person could use visions and ideas that came up while tripping to form the subject of their art. LSD wasn't around in Bosch's day, but maybe he discovered the Dutch version of Magic Mushies.

[@tomcruise2954]

What if he suffered from schizophrenia? Louis Wain suffered from it, yet he could produce insanely detailed paintings

[@eyelavadershine]

Finally someone like you says something positive!!!

[@HORRIOR1]

Same, his lines are too clean, his monsters and other creatures too anatomically accurate, and the landscapes follow a very well realized perspective. This was a man with a sound grasp on the world around them.

[@sonnywissink2607]

I was at an exposition in Amsterdam last year where you literally walk through his artwork. It gave some chills but like you said the amazing eye for detail made you even more a part of the art.

[@bethtrautmann6901]

I have always found Bosch's paintings fascinating. Thanks for the video. Since we know so little about his life, I am speculating that he may have been influenced by the Bubonic Plague that hit Europe in 1437 and reappeared in successive waves every few generations for centuries. Since Bosch died in 1516 and was probably born around 1450, it is highly likely that he was a witness to its devastation and horror.

[@HandsOfSweed]

Yep. That was literally the first thing that popped into my mind, and couldn't believe the narrator didn't mention that glaringly obvious detail right off the bat.

[@mallyadisha]

I've always been fascinated with Bosch paintings. It's so complex and weirdly modern when you look at it.

[@mariahsbeaconheels4925]

Had to watch this after Red Velvet’s release “Feel My Rhythm.” It features a handful of painting alongside incorporating it into the video’s visuals, the weird monster and most of the video’s theme revolves around Bosch’s painting. I suggest watching it, you won’t regret with Red Velvet ;)

[@ryu246]

some time ago, I was obsessed with art and I immediately recognised this and other beautiful art pieces from music video! you don't see such references in Korean pop music often, so awesome

[@Hi_Jcb30]

I became curious about the paintwork after watching Red Velvet's Feel My Rhythm. HAHAHAHA

[@_soyaa_boon_5208]

Lmao I was going to comment abt this too!!! Glad I'm not the only one that noticed it.

[@travabone]

cool video bad music tho

[@_soyaa_boon_5208]

@@travabone I personally like it. I don't think it's bad, because a lot of other ppl also like it too.

[@laman8914]

Hieronymus Bosch is one of my most favored painters. His imaginations are out of this world and the message in his paintings are deep. Always some warning based on religious believes.

[@Joseph-zy1oh]

I don't know how you get these ideas. But I'm thrilled to watch it, every time you drop a new video. Great job

[@stevec7923]

Indeed! The diversity of subjects on this channel is astonishing. The voice quality and delivery are flawless.

[@kentadran]

Every single detail is so brilliant! A gift which totally you can't even easily try to practice. A small detail on the background you can see the clearer detail by using a magnifying glass is so cool. I love his works!

[@Timecop1983]

Wow, great video! I've been to 's Hertogenbosch many times (i was even there yesterday) and knew he was a painter, but never realized how interesting his art is! There's a statue of the pig nun in the city somewhere and i always thought it looked funny, but never knew what it was. Next time i will surely visit the Jeroen Bosch museum when i'm there! Thanks to this video!

[@cqmlplps]

hi timecop! didn't expect to see you here

[@daanwillemsen223]

My brother go's to school in 's-Hertogenbosch

[@robertorayosanchez5486]

I visited the museum last week, and it is truly incredible!

[@ayushnair2833]

Love your music ❤️❤️

[@flipflierefluiter5665]

Timecop we moeten echt eens samen een 80s feestje vatten in de buurt ergens.

[@jujumulligan43]

Absolutely beautiful and fascinating. I thank you so much for your contribution to this eye-opening art and what it means.

[@MADNML]

I became a huge fan of Bosch after watching Metallica’s music video for Until It Sleeps. I became fascinated by the iconology so I decided to look more into his art and ended up falling in love with how intricately detailed and vivid his work was. It was surreal and dark, yet so realistic and unique. I hadn’t seen anything like it before and he quickly became one of my favorite artists. His imagination was endless and he created worlds in which you could get lost in for hours. A truly mind-blowing artist!

[@hermanhelmich]

Well said

[@jiajianuts]

red velvet’s music video for ‘feel my rhythm’ is also inspired by his works !

[@kingriku77]

Thank you so much for covering a video about Hieronymus Bosch 💖 He's one of my absolute favorite medieval artists ever since I discovered the Garden of Earthly Delights! I would honestly LOVE to see more stuff about art history cause there are so many iconic works that are full of misconceptions and mysteries 💖

[@BJKage]

The line between insanity and geniality is I believe very, very thin. Thank you for this, I love Hieronimus Bosh

[@maureentuohy8672]

Busch’s surrealistic art is incredibly disturbing. It makes me almost believe in time travel.

[@carriemcarthur8125]

You could never stop admiring a piece of work. I could look at it again and again and see something else every time. It's like the painting of your madness. Irregardless his work is hauntingly beautiful

[@jeremygreen2883]

I enjoy the weird imaginings of Bosch as well. His little beasties and demons remind me of medieval Pokemon. Haha

[@RyuuRider]

Wow, this has evolved my headcanon irreversibly.

[@somegal-89]

It certainly has enough variety. From the cat unicorn to the maneating bird demon.

[@Mr.Obongo]

He would’ve created some dope ass looking pokemons if he were around today

[@badarock177]

Thanks for this! I've been fascinated by Bosch since I was a child. In my art classes I always got caught wondering about his paintings instead of the more famous artists, such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo. His work and El Grecco's had an immense grip on my imagination. He surely is one of the most astounting artists of all times.

[@nmartin5551]

I have only seen his work in the office of my major professor in Grad school. I was fascinated by it. Didn’t know who did it, or when it was done! It is fascinating!

[@Spineless-Lobster]

I absolutely adore the complexity of his paintings but I never actually learned his name until now, thanks for covering it!

[@sexygreger]

There's a lot of renaissance painters from the same region with similar style. For example Pieter Bruegel the Elder has made some of my favourite works.

[@Canadianbatgirl62]

I've seen his paintings before, but didn't know the name of the artist. Thank you for such an informative and interesting video. I could truly stare at his art work for days. It's so intricate and curious. 😊❤️❤️

[@miguelbarahona6636]

Recuerdo de niño, la primera vez que ví una pintura de El Bosco, en la portada del tercer álbum de Deep Purple (1969). Realmente impresionante combinación.

[@ZadyBankZ]

This was such a great overview!! I’ve seen his art before, at diners and restaurants and never knew the artist name!!! Hieronymus Bosch!! Thank you

[@ethansloan]

It always annoys me when people try to psychoanalyze great artists of the past to determine what mental disorder led them to create their art. Can we not just accept that some people are very imaginative? I really enjoyed this video; your channel rocks.

[@Tobazhniazhi]

Yes 👏

[@jakekaywell5972]

@Caleb OKAY I cannot disagree more strongly. More often than not, psychoanalysis is applied to historical figures for good reason. It's peering into their minds and I'm all for it.

[@jakekaywell5972]

Mental disorders in artists often lead to better art, so it's not wrong to assume that first. If verifiable evidence turns up that suggests that a given artist of historical importance did not have any such disorder, then that would be acceptable.

[@Markus_Andrew]

But what really defines "imagination"? The very entomology of the word infers "images of the mind". Since nobody has the same "mind images" as other people, and some may have far more vivid internal imagery than others, it stands to reason that some people have more perplexing mind images than others, and if they possess the wherewithal to realize them in a medium, they will feel a compulsion to do so. H. R. Giger always claimed that his macabre and disturbing artwork was his way of assuaging the internal images which plagued him, that he was "afraid of his own imagination", and that getting them onto canvas was like a kind of therapy for him. I believe there is a fine line between mental disorder and genuine creativity. Or rather, that the line is blurred.

[@jebidiahnewkedkracker1025]

Interesting comment because I watched a video of Sister Wendy** talking about paintings and "psychoanalyzing" them as well as a video of Simon Schama** analyzing works by Carravaggio. Such analyzing is sometimes as interesting and "artistic" as the works being discussed. **Sister Wendy was a British nun that had both a book and video out discussing paintings. I believe she has passed away. Simon Schama was also a British celeb/personality/author famous for his book "The Story of the Jews" and a video documentary on the history of Britain/British Royalty.

[@okalright3684]

The music at 3:14 is rather strange, mainly because since it is being sung by those afflicted by the pain and fear of hell, as well as being conducted by a demonic choir master, it is strangely beautiful and angelic

[@michaelroque7710]

If you were in hell you'd probably be humming beautiful and angelic tunes and trying to cling to good pleasant memories in the dark.

[@oldenmarlow339]

Never heard of him but I have been seeing bits of his paintings here and there since I was a kid. Thanks for this introduction.

[@danielemondmusic]

Art Historian: Salvador Dali had demons. Bosch: Hold my paintbrush.

[@gregoryberrycone]

probably the greatest painter who ever lived. absolute visionary

[@muhammadumer8507]

Since childhood I have a weird hobby of sketching my dreams (writing notes immediately after waking up) whatever I remember....so this art makes a lot of sense to me.. the Art of putting your memory on a paper requires massive concentration, but when you start drawing outlines it comes back immediately, in the end when you finish it and check the details....it surprise you...and that feeling which makes you surprise yourself is out of this world....

[@mkat4910]

red velvet’s music video feel my rhythm is based largely on his garden series along with other classic paintings… bosch is the only one i didn’t recognize and it’s so interesting to learn more about him and his work

[@TheJasperlife]

Thanks for this. I just came back from a trip to Hungary and there are two of his paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest. They absolutely were the standouts amongst hundreds of pieces of historic art. I now feel a little more knowledgeable about what I witnessed and was touched by personally. They had the Temptation of St Anthony, and the middle piece from the Garden of Earthly Delights triptych. You can lose yourself in those.

[@LobsterPuncher]

Next time someone asks me my favorite song I'm going to casually say "The one tattooed on that guy's ass by the demon choir director in the Heironymus Bosch painting" and see if they still want to talk to me.

[@juliusfucik4011]

I would laugh and say hell yeah

[@jamesdouglas7345]

I have never heard of this artist or seen his work. Thank you for sharing.

[@steepology5985]

There’s something about the work of Bosch that reminds me of illustrations from the “I Spy” books. His works come across as a very strange combination of deeply unsettling yet relaxing to me because of this.

[@gotouguts2066]

His work is brilliant- he didn't see things. He "saw things". He "saw" something true to life and described it as best he could. You can tap into the infinite creative realm without hallucinating. We all do it all the time. But I think some of us just have way more capacity for abstraction than others. This guy got it.