Art History is endlessly fascinating. You can't help but wonder how much of their interpretations are accurate and how much is wishful, or over, thinking. Maybe Bosch just liked owls?
I first saw Bosch paintings in the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon. It was an otherworldly experience and I was deeply impressed and touched by the paintings. So much so that we actually considered naming our 1st son Jerónimos. Not to mention that in conjunction with the family name it is especially lyrical... and no I'm not going to tell the family name. But thank heavens common sense prevailed.
I'm not an expert on Bosch or even Art history. But part of reading any of it is remembering a piece or artists context. The contemporary artists and cultural environment. I can just use the words DickButt and Ive transmitted a large amount of information to you. Bosch and his neighbor would be mystified. Many of the symbols in this painting would be readable to people then just as DickButt is to us. So if you use writings, and other artifacts from his time you can piece together a decent idea of what is what. What you're describing certainly happens but in this case I think the owls are more than just owls.
Glad you enjoyed it. I liked the Carrivago video from this morning too.
This is exactly why art history is so fascinating and appealing; namely because it provides the context so that we can understand these works of art that are part of our heritage. Thanks to Cultural Marxist/Socialist indoctrination there's the modern compulsion to ignore or at least discount and modify our history. But heritage is important, in fact it has value greater than most of us appreciate.
When someone in the West says "Art History" you immediately think of the Renaissance or European cathedrals or the like. You don't think of old Asian or Continental Indian art, because those were not our culture. It doesn't make that art less important of course; it's just of less interest to us.
I'm going to check out the Caravaggio video, thanks for the headsup.
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I first saw Bosch paintings in the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon. It was an otherworldly experience and I was deeply impressed and touched by the paintings. So much so that we actually considered naming our 1st son Jerónimos. Not to mention that in conjunction with the family name it is especially lyrical... and no I'm not going to tell the family name. But thank heavens common sense prevailed.
Anyhow, good vid OP.
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[ - ] TheViciousMrPim [op] 0 points 3.8 yearsAug 1, 2021 10:05:24 ago (+0/-0)
Glad you enjoyed it. I liked the Carrivago video from this morning too.
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[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 1 point 3.8 yearsAug 1, 2021 12:04:12 ago (+1/-0)
When someone in the West says "Art History" you immediately think of the Renaissance or European cathedrals or the like. You don't think of old Asian or Continental Indian art, because those were not our culture. It doesn't make that art less important of course; it's just of less interest to us.
I'm going to check out the Caravaggio video, thanks for the headsup.