Hieronymus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch's paintings combine close observation, unusual creatures, and crowded scenes of temptation, devotion, and judgment. The Garden of Earthly Delights places Eden, a crowded garden, and Hell across three linked panels; its closed outer wings show the Creation in subdued grey tones. Paintings of the Temptation of Saint Anthony depict a Christian hermit's trials, while images of Christ's Passion use concentrated groups of faces and gestures to focus the sacred encounter.