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Who painted it?
Who painted “Ship of Fools”?
“Ship of Fools” was painted by Hieronymus Bosch in 1500s. Where to see it: Louvre.
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What to look for
Hieronymus Bosch: crowded fantastical scenes of tiny naked figures, hybrid monsters, strange fruit and fiery hells, painted with jewel-like detail.
Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oak wood, mainly contains fantastic illustrations of religious concepts and narratives. Wikipedia
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More by Hieronymus Bosch
- “The Garden of Earthly Delights”, 1480–1490
- “The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things”, 1500
- “Cutting the Stone”, 1503
- “Temptation of Saint Anthony”, 1501
- “The Last Judgment”, 1506
- “The Haywain Triptych”, 1512–1515
- “Death and the Miser”, 1500–1510
- “The Wayfarer”, 1500