The Garden of Earthly Delights
Hieronymus Bosch · c. 1490–1510
- Artist
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Year
- c. 1490–1510
- Technique
- oil on panel
- Movement
- Early Netherlandish painting
- Location
- Museu do Prado, Madrid
De onde vem o dado
About this image
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What Early Netherlandish painting is
When and how "The Garden of Earthly Delights" was painted
"The Garden of Earthly Delights" is a work by Hieronymus Bosch, made in c. 1490–1510 — more than 536 years ago — using oil on panel, associated with Early Netherlandish painting.
The original of "The Garden of Earthly Delights" is on display today at the Museu do Prado, in Madrid (Espanha), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "The Garden of Earthly Delights" is considered significant
"The Garden of Earthly Delights" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Early Netherlandish painting of the 15th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Hieronymus Bosch.
This site covers only this one work by Hieronymus Bosch; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Triptych
A work painted on three hinged panels, usually two smaller ones that fold over a larger central panel.
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