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Entry: Hieronymus Bosch - Artist - A871391
Author: Dr Montague Trout - U188966

Let's see if this fellah is any more intersting than Brian Dewan A920143

This Entry inspired by Hoovooloo U114627.

Hi there!

I like this very much! I have a font on my computer named after him

Just one thing... shouldn't 'catholic' in the first paragraph have a capital 'C'?

Well done!

Caper Plip

Smart entry, Dr Monty, with just a few comments from me:

"...created during what may, in some camps, be regarded as a mayonnaise-fuelled time-jolly."

A very clever phrase this, but it doesn't really add anything to the paragraph - indeed the use of the phrase 'mayonnaise-fuelled' is only there so that it ties in with the link to an unedited entry - I'd advise removing that line.

Was 'The Brotherhood of Our Lady' a group of monks? Although not every religious order asked their members to obey the vow of chastity, I suspect many readers will be surprised that you draw attention to the fact he died childless (and indeed that he was married in the first place) if he'd become a monk. Perhaps a little clarification here would help - either the order didn't require chastity, or maybe he joined the order after his wife had died or something .

That's really all I could pick holes in, as it's a great collaboration on a fascinating historical figure.



Jims

Thanks both.

DMT addeth'd,
And DMT taketh'd away.

So there might be some newly introduced grammar-traps.

DMT

A terrific entry Dr T

I didn't know a lot about this not being a painting person - but I am familiar with some of the works - Didn't Dali do a temptaion of Saint Anthony ? Man kneeling in forground with cross - elongated elephants marching at him ?

Sorry I digress - its a dirty habit but......

1 typo for you Doc. In your para about the mould on fruit you use gangrene when I think you mean gangerous.

Good stuff

This is an excellent entry, but I think it really needs links to sites with examples of his work. For anybody who has not seen Bosch's painting, much of the entry will be meaningless.

You say he changed his name to Heronymous but everywhere else you spell it as Hieronymous. Is this a typo or was his name actually changed again later?

Defanately a speeling mistak.

I suppose the real substance of the name-change was from 'Van Aken' to 'Bosch', so that he distingushed himself from his family.

Jhieronymous to Hieronymous was more pi55 than wind, if you see what I mean, perhaps bowing to southern european preferences.

Need a euro-lingophone ... Spiff!

DMT

Links. Yes. There are many, but they seem unreliable, i.e., they may be broken links in the future. I'll check out the Prado (they seem like they'll be around for a bit longer) ...

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In the 'edited' entry A944453, a number of important esses are missing:

e.g.,

"... during Bosch' lifetime ..."
"It is certain that Bosch' Temptation of Saint Anthony ..."
"... jurisdiction over 'Hertogenbosch."
"... that spawned Salvador Dali' flaccid clocks."

DMT, 1-Feb-2003

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