The Forests Have Ears and The Fields Have Eyes.

After doing so much research on Hieronymus Bosch for my essay, I found a drawing of his which I really like, maybe even more than his super-detailed paintings. 'The Forests Have Ears and The Fields Have Eyes' is a pen and ink drawing, perhaps from a notebook of some sort.

A lot of the time, sketchbooks, notebooks, diaries and journals interest me more than the finished pieces. I like to see how the ideas are accumulated, stretched and experimented with. How a tiny and seemingly insignificant doodle can become a huge exhibition. These crucial stages in planning work fascinate and inspire me.

Hieronymus Bosch, Christianity and 'The Garden of Earthly Delights.'

Image No. 1

In the autumn term we have to choose an image or man-made object to write 1000 word critical analysis on it. Then we choose a further 7 images/objects in relation to the first image/object to write 500 words of narrative on.

For my first image I have chosen 'The Garden Of Earthly Delights' by the Dutch painter; Hieronymus Bosch. I am interested in writing about this particular painting due to its historical and religious imagery and connotations. At the time it was painted, society was very religion-orientated and Bosch quite literally recreated the superstitions, ideas and religious allegories of the 16th century. I think this religious theme will provide a lot of information to write about, considering analytical interpretations of the painting and comparing the themes with modern day ideas.

It is an old painting from the 1500s yet the theme of religion still holds relevance today.