Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil
Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil
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In 2016, the Noordbrabants Museum in the Dutch city of Den Bosch held a special exhibition devoted to the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who died 500 years ago. This late-medieval artist lived his entire life in the city, causing uproar with his fantastical and utterly unique paintings in which hell and the devil always played a prominent role. In preparation for the exhibition, a team of Dutch art historians crisscrosses the globe to unravel the secrets of his art. They use special infrared cameras to examine the sketches beneath the paint, in the hope of discovering more about the artist's intentions. The experts shuttle between Den Bosch, Madrid and Venice, cutting their way through the art world's tangle of red tape, in a battle against the obstacle of countless egos and conflicting interests. Not every museum is prepared to allow access to their precious art works. Pieter van Huystee---2016---Netherlands---86 mins

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   | JohnH#1

NPR's Click and Clack used to make fun of art history majors who phoned in, asking what kind of employment did they expected to find. If they had seen this film they might have been surprised at the swarm of experts that are x-raying, analyzing, poring over ever last detail of Bosch' works to try nail down their provenance. No doubt this activity serves a purpose, but it's not going to grab people like me who are content to judge a painting without worrying too much about who painted it or why the panel on which it was painted was still standing in a forest when the artist who supposedly painted it was dead and gone. The modern equivalent of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. "Chacun a son gout."

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