The exhibition opened with a section titled “Bosch and ’s-Hertogenbosch,” which contextualized Bosch’s oeuvre within the Dutch city of ’s-Hertogenbosch where he spent his entire life. Within the exhibition, the Prado’s strong core holdings of Bosch works were complemented by renowned paintings and drawings from collections worldwide. The Prado’s own exemplary collection of paintings by Bosch, six in total, came to Spain largely thanks to King Philip II’s affinity for the artist. Its emphasis on the works themselves, on their materiality and technique, provided a fresh insight into Bosch’s oeuvre, which has been for a long time focused mainly on the iconographic puzzles in many of his works. Curated by Pilar Silva Maroto, head of the departments of Flemish and early Spanish painting at the Prado, who also edited the hefty scholarly catalogue that accompanied the show, the exhibition provided a unique opportunity to view the majority of Bosch’s works together for the first time. 1450–1516), the Museo Nacional del Prado staged an impressive, well-researched monographic exhibition on the highly original and imaginative Netherlandish artist. In summer 2016, on the five hundredth anniversary of Jheronimus Bosch’s death (ca. Performance Art/Performance Studies/Public Practice.Museum Practice/Museum Studies/Curatorial Studies/Arts Administration.Drawings/Prints/Work on Paper/Artistc Practice. ![]()
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