Between Christ and Antichrist: Hieronymus Bosch's "Adoration of the Magi"
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Between Christ and Antichrist: Hieronymus Bosch's "Adoration of the Magi"
29.99 €
Since the Middle Ages, thousands of depictions of the Gospel scene of the three wise men bringing gifts to the newborn Jesus have survived. Among the ivory reliefs, book miniatures, mosaics, frescoes, altarpieces and stained glass windows, one image stands out that has long intrigued historians - the triptych The Adoration of the Magi by Hieronymus Bosch.
There are many iconographic "anomalies" in it. What is the bearded man standing in the doorway of the hut? His red cloak is thrown over his naked body, his head is covered with a turban covered with thorns, and his ankle is encased in a glass vessel through which a bleeding wound can be seen. Why are sirens and fish devouring each other painted on the robes of the black-clad Magi and his servant? In the West, the three "kings" who came to Bethlehem were honored as saints, and these details do not fit well with righteousness. To decipher Bosch's message, historian-medievalist Michael Maizuls turns to medieval demonology, anti-Jewish polemics, astrological theories, and apocalyptic myths about the end times and the Antichrist.
There are many iconographic "anomalies" in it. What is the bearded man standing in the doorway of the hut? His red cloak is thrown over his naked body, his head is covered with a turban covered with thorns, and his ankle is encased in a glass vessel through which a bleeding wound can be seen. Why are sirens and fish devouring each other painted on the robes of the black-clad Magi and his servant? In the West, the three "kings" who came to Bethlehem were honored as saints, and these details do not fit well with righteousness. To decipher Bosch's message, historian-medievalist Michael Maizuls turns to medieval demonology, anti-Jewish polemics, astrological theories, and apocalyptic myths about the end times and the Antichrist.
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