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The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch

2016Movie1 h 30 min

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Exhibition on Screen's latest release celebrates the life and masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch brought together from around the world to his hometown in the Netherlands as a one-off exhibition. With exclusive access to the gallery and the show, this stunning film explores this mysterious, curious, medieval painter who continues to inspire today's creative geniuses. Over 420,000 people flocked to the exhibition to marvel at Bosch's bizarre creations but now, audiences can enjoy a front row seat at Bosch's extraordinary homecoming from the comfort of their own home anywhere in the world. Expert insights from curators and leading cultural critics explore the inspiration behind Bosch's strange and unsettling works. Close-up views of the curiosities allow viewers to appreciate the detail of his paintings like never before. Bosch's legendary altarpieces, which have long been divided among museums, were brought back together for the exhibition and feature in the film.

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December 30, 2016 · 1 h 30 min · Documentary

Released
December 30, 2016
Runtime
1 h 30 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
2 countries

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In the United States, The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch is free with ads on Kanopy. It also streams in 1 other country.

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Is The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch a sequel?

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  2. Manet: Portraying Life (2013)
  3. Munch 150 (2013)
  4. Vermeer and Music (2013)
  5. Matisse (2014)
  6. Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015)
  7. Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing (2015)
  8. The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them (2015)
  9. Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood (2016)
  10. Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse (2016)
  11. Renoir: Reviled and Revered (2016)
  12. The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch (2016)
  13. I, Claude Monet (2017)
  14. The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism (2017)
  15. Michelangelo: Love and Death (2017)
  16. Canaletto & the Art of Venice (2017)
  17. David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts (2017)
  18. Cézanne: Portraits of a Life (2018)
  19. Degas: Passion for Perfection (2018)
  20. Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2018)
  21. Young Picasso (2019)
  22. Van Gogh & Japan (2019)
  23. Leonardo: The Works (2019)
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  30. Pissarro: Father of Impressionism (2022)
  31. Hopper: An American Love Story (2022)
  32. Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman (2023)
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  37. My National Gallery, London (2024)
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Yes: it's movie 12 of 39 in its series, after Renoir: Reviled and Revered (2016) and before I, Claude Monet (2017).