That is a phenomenal book. I had to check; luckily for me there are smaller sized versions that I might afford. If you got that at half-price, you saved $100. Taschen's notes say they had new photos taken for the book after recent restoration of the art. I really appreciate your showing it to us. I had a poster of the Garden of Earthly Delights on my wall when I was in college. I still have a book from the early 80's titled after the triptych, with commentary by fantasy author Peter Beagle. It does a similar Chip Kidd-like dissection of the details of the three main works. As for a comics connection, Will Elder mentioned the influence of Bosch, along with guys like Bruegel and William Hogarth and early social satire artists on his work. You can really see it in those detailed backgrounds he did for Goodman Beaver and the later Mad stories. Crumb has also been compared to some of those same guys. For a more recent artist in a similar vein, have a look sometime at the art of Ernst Fuchs.
Apparently I saved 110 dollars! I’ll have to see if that book on Garden is around somewhere…sounds very cool. Thanks for the heads up. When I took art history classes in college, I don’t remember any mention of Bosch, so that’s why I thought I’d discovered a more obscure artist. There was no one cool enough in my dorm to have a Garden of Earthly Delights poster! I suppose he just didn’t fit the narrative of the renaissance for the professors at the time…
Taschen books are amazing. I have a few: DaVinci, Caravaggio and Michelangelo and each one is stunning. I also got them on sale. This book is gorgeous- thanks for sharing. The close-ups are so good. Oops - sorry you are disappointed by the lack of the tree-man.
This is fantastic! I have a collection of old post cards showcasing his beautiful and intense art. This is a must seek out book. Thanks for this video!
Wow! You were so excited until the lack of Tree Man revealed itself! Thanks for the look at the book! I just became aware of it existence when an ad for it popped on my social media this week. I wondered if it was any good. It looks nice!
I had a similar issue with the recent Frazetta book. I understand that it’s ultimately a subjective judgement, but I felt that way too much real estate was given to his lesser earlier work while some of his larger later works were not given the two page spread that they deserved.
@@billcrabtree8700 I saw a video that compared the paintings to earlier Frazetta art books and it looks as if the contrast was cranked up to get more vibrant images, sacrificing some of the beautiful subtleties, as the forms curve into shadow. It still looks like a wonderful massive tome of a book, but I found an excuse or two for not getting it just yet.
@@russworks2882 yeah, it’s heavy too, it weighs like 15 lbs I think. Honestly, I’d consider selling my copy but I wouldn’t want to have to deal with shipping. I have four other books of his paintings, but I still shelled out the money in hopes of a definitive one. Sadly, it didn’t quite meet my expectations.
@@billcrabtree8700 Some of the higher regarded works are not included because of the custody disagreements between his kids. You'd think they'd be able to come together at least long enough to put together what should've been the ultimate Frazetta book. I reckon Ellie would've kicked all their asses. It's still a wonderful book. I don't doubt it'll be a good investment for you, at the very least.
Perhaps my thought, that a detailed view of the “tree man” is of central interest, is not universally held 😢 I used to think of him as the eggshell man.
Thank you for showing this, something I may be on the lookout for if I can find a good deal on it. I studied this period in college, so I'm very familiar with mister Bosch. Always thought that would make a great band name. Disappointing about the treeman drawing though. Makes me curious if there is something similar for the works of Albrecht Durer, who happens to be my favorite artist of the period. Wonder if the two ever met? Cheers!
That's a good question...it'd be nice to think they meet. Very little is known about the specifics of Bosch's life! I took a Renaissance course in college but I don't think they ever mentioned Bosch! Maybe you can get yourself on a Taschen email list, and maybe they'll have a big sale again...
The tryptic is 3. Hell...earth....heaven. To my knowledge the work is still in the monestori . He eas a monk. 1400ad ?. Not renaissance. Bought it of the spinner rack.
