Hermit Saints Triptych Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516)
Hieronymus Bosch – Hermit Saints Triptych
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Painter: Hieronymus Bosch
Location: Doge’s Palace, Venice (Palazzo Ducale).
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Hieronymus Bosch painted most of his works on the subject of the lives of the saints, often using biblical subjects. The artist did not use sketches so popular in his day. Often depicting the creation of a miracle or an agonizing death, such paintings delighted people of the Middle Ages. Bosch was attracted to quiet subject lines that displayed spirituality and deep philosophical meaning. The "Holy Hermits" painting depicts hermits giving themselves over to their thoughts against the backdrop of nature.
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Hieronymus Bosch painted most of his works on the subject of the lives of the saints, often using biblical subjects. The artist did not use sketches so popular in his day. Often depicting the creation of a miracle or an agonizing death, such paintings delighted people of the Middle Ages. Bosch was attracted to quiet subject lines that displayed spirituality and deep philosophical meaning.
The "Holy Hermits" painting depicts hermits giving themselves over to their thoughts against the backdrop of nature. All of the paintings show the principles of living in the tract "Imitation of Christ." The three subjects are very complex with many details. There is both humility and the seduction of female flesh. Holiness and sinful thoughts are intertwined, and, as we know, it is already sinful to think about sin.
The painting was created after reading The Book of Higher Truth. This mystical work influenced the artist’s worldview and served as inspiration for creating a pictorial masterpiece. The canvas depicts degrees of coming to a higher truth. In the central image, St. Jerome looks at the crucifixion of Christ as he seeks salvation in it. Around him are remnants of paganism and mental confrontations, depicted as two clutching monsters.
The artist portrayed him in an unconventional way, moving away from the image of the elder. The saint prays at the remnants of paganism, which have not yet disappeared. The left side displays the image of St. Anthony. He is tempted by a naked woman, with demons around her. This image of temptation very accurately conveys the carnal desires of the common man.
For the artist it was this saint who was closest. St. Anthony spent a lot of time in the desert. He resists temptation, and the glow of the burning village illuminates the companions of sin more and more vividly.
The right side of the work depicts the life of St. Aegius. He is comfortably seated in a cave and praying. A saint with an arrow sticking out of his chest. Such an image was traditional, he covered himself with a beloved deer. Saint Aegius guards all the poor and the poor. It is with his help that sins are absolved.
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