Paradise lost: a film from the painting of Hieronymus Bosch, 1462-1516

The paintings of the famous Dutch artist, Hieronymus Bosch set to music and story narration. Conveys the atmosphere of the strange world of this extraordinary painter in great detail. Close-ups are used continuously to show the highly imaginative works of minute detail: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; the Temptation and the Fall.

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Credits

co-director

Enrico Gras

Luciano Emmer

producer

Salvo D'Angelo

production company

Colonna Film

Panda Film

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Spain

Production dates

1948

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

308061

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Bosch, Hieronymus, d. 1516

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Dutch

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Spain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

People → Bosch, Hieronymus, d. 1516

Short films

Short films → Short films - Spain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Spain, 1948

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