Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil

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Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil
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Film poster
Directed by Pieter van Huystee
Written byPieter van Huystee
Release date
  • 19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil (Dutch : Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil) is a 2015 Dutch documentary film directed by Pieter van Huystee about the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch. [1] It documents how The Haywain Triptych is exhibited in Bosch's hometown of 's-Hertogenbosch for the first time in almost 500 years.

Contents

The film gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the many paintings in the exhibit Jheronimus Bosch—Visions of Genius were assembled, including visits to Museo del Prado in Madrid and Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. A high point occurs when years of research result in The Temptation of Saint Anthony , a small painting at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, being attributed to the hand of Bosch himself. [2]

Reception

The film has a score of 64% on Metacritic. [3] It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Best Foreign-Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. [4]

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<i>The Temptation of St Anthony</i> (Kansas City) Painting by Hieronymus Bosch

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References

  1. "Jheronimus Bosch, Touched by the Devil". filmstransit. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. Siegal, Nina (February 2016). "Hieronymus Bosch Is Credited With Work in Kansas City Museum". The New York Times.
  3. "Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil Metacritic listing". Metacritic . 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  4. "Feature Film Academy Entry". Eye Film Institute Netherlands. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2016.