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2016

The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch

Directed by David Bickerstaff

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.

Duration

1h 30m

Released

December 30, 2016

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  • Peter Greenaway
  • Jennifer Sliwka

Part ofThe Exhibition on Screen Collection

Includes Sunflowers (2021), Young Picasso (2019), Raphael Revealed (2021), Hopper: An American Love Story (2022), Cézanne: Portraits of a Life (2018), Pissarro: Father of Impressionism (2022), Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman (2023), Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (2023), Tokyo Stories (2023), Easter in Art (2020), The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin (2021), Frida Kahlo (2020), Leonardo: The Works (2019), Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait (2019), Van Gogh & Japan (2019), Degas: Passion for Perfection (2018), David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts (2017), Canaletto & the Art of Venice (2017), Michelangelo: Love and Death (2017), The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism (2017), I, Claude Monet (2017), The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch (2016), Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse (2016), Renoir: Reviled and Revered (2016), Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood (2016), The Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them (2015), Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2018), Vincent Van Gogh: A New Way of Seeing (2015), Girl with a Pearl Earring: And Other Treasures from the Mauritshuis (2015), Matisse (2014), Leonardo: From the National Gallery, London (2012), Klimt & The Kiss (2023), My National Gallery, London (2024), John Singer Sargent: Fashion and Swagger (2024), Vermeer and Music (2013), Munch 150 (2013), Manet: Portraying Life (2013), Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers (2024), and Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874 (2025).

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