The Mysteries of Hieronymus Bosch

United Kingdom, 1980

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The extraordinary paintings of Hieronymus Bosch, painted over 400 years ago, continue to haunt and disturb us to such an extent that there is constant argument about their meaning. Dr Nicholas Baum presents an unusual detective story as he tries to unravel the mysteries of the man about whom so little is known.

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Credits

producer

Anne James

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

01:19:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014991

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Netherlands

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Flemish

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Netherlands

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Netherlands

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

History → History

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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