Hieronymus Bosch: Time and Transformation in The Garden of Earthly Delights

A new and exciting interpretation of Bosch’s masterpiece, repositioning the triptych as a history of humanity and the natural world

Hieronymus Bosch’s (c. 1450–1516) Garden of Earthly Delights has elicited a sense of wonder for centuries. Over ten feet long and seven feet tall, it demands that we step back to take it in, while its surface, intricately covered with fantastical creatures in dazzling detail, draws us closer. In this highly original reassessment, Margaret D. Carroll reads the ...