The museum's website devotes a special space to the artist, and has created a video titled “A lospies del Bosco” starring dancer Eduardo Guerrero
Dancer Eduardo Guerrero during the performance of “A lospies del Bosco”
Although almost everything about his biography is unknown, this date is of the year 1474 It is the first reference in which there is evidence of his existence, as he appeared as a witness on behalf of his sister at a mortgage sale of a house in the small town of Giffen (Netherlands). He was then about 24 years old, which is the legal age to independently intervene in a judicial document.
The Prado Museum dedicates April 5 as Bosch Day and commemorates this anniversary with several initiatives aimed at spreading knowledge about this enigmatic 15th-century author, one of the most famous painters of Western art. Custodian of the world's largest collection of this artist which includes masterpieces such as The Hay Wagon, The Adoration of the Magi or The Temptations of Saint Anthony, the art exhibition highlights his most surprising work, The Garden of Delights.
The trilogy becomes the protagonist “At the feet of Hieronymus Bosch”Video starring the dancer Eduardo Guerreroinspired by his “Debajo de lospies” montage, creates a world of shapes, volumes and movement around this work.
Moreover, in commemoration of this anniversary, the Foundation's website devotes space Study of spicestosupported by Telefónica as the beneficiary of the Prado's digital development programme, which includes the Foundation's expertise in the Bosco study and the resources used to disseminate it.
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