The biography of Bosch

The biography of Bosch is a “dark forest”, while his art is a mysterious world of strange creatures filled with meanings, metaphors, and symbols of the events that shook Northern Europe in the 14th–15th centuries.

Why do we know so little about Bosch, and how do we discover new facts about artists centuries later? What legends and theories have appeared around the life and painting of the Dutch master, and which of them are likely to be true? What is the artistic value of Hieronymus Bosch’s works, and can he be called a “pioneer of Surrealism”? How was he connected to the religious and political Reformation in the Netherlands, and how did he become famous during his lifetime? How can we interpret Bosch’s works, and what else did he bring into our world besides his paintings?