Terrestrial Paradise (Bosch) Explained

Terrestrial Paradise
Artist:Hieronymus Bosch
Year:Between circa 1490 and circa 1516
Medium:Oil on oak wood
Height Metric:86.5
Width Metric:39.5
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:Gallerie dell'Accademia
City:Venice

Terrestrial Paradise is a painting by Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch, dating from around 1490. It is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, Italy.[1] [2] The painting depicts Terrestrial Paradise, where the remaining sins of the saved were washed away. The Fountain of Life stands on top of the hill.[3]

This artwork is part of a series of four, the others are Ascent of the Blessed, Fall of the Damned into Hell and Hell.

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  1. Web site: VISIONS OF THE HEREAFTER Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia. 2021-09-14. VISIONS OF THE HEREAFTER Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia. en.
  2. News: Clark. T. J.. 2021-04-01. Aboutness. en. 43. London Review of Books. 7. 2021-09-14. 0260-9592.
  3. Kren, Emil and Marx, Daniel. "Paradise: Terrestrial Paradise". The Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 21 February 2010.