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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Jheronimus Bosch, Jheronimus van Aken, Jheronimus van Aeken, Jheronimus Anthonissoen van Aken
Description	Southern Netherlandish painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	circa 1450	9 August 1516 (buried)
Location of birth/death	's-Hertogenbosch (?)	's-Hertogenbosch
Work period	from 1480 until 1516
Work location	's-Hertogenbosch
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Date

between 1480 and 1505

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

Height: 220 cm (86.6 in). Width: 390 cm (153.5 in).

Current location

( Inventory) Prado Museum

	Native name	Museo Nacional del Prado
	Location	Madrid
	Coordinates	40° 24′ 49.28″ N, 3° 41′ 32.27″ W
	Established	1819
	Website	museodelprado.es
	Authority control	WorldCat

room 56

Accession number

2823

Object history

by 1517: Henry III, Count of Nassau (1483-1538), Brussels (?)
1538: inherited by William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), Brussels (?)
1568: confiscated by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507-1582) (?)
Unknown date: acquired by Don Ferdinando de Toledo (1527-1591) (?)
1591: purchased by Philip II of Spain (1527-1598) (?)
1591: transferred to Monasterio de El Escorial (?)

1939: transferred to Museo del Prado, Madrid, from Monasterio de El Escorial

References

Anonymous, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage Photolibrary, object number 40002088, as Le Jardin des délices, from circa 1480 until circa 1490, 220 × 390 cm (86.6 × 153.5 in).
Anonymous, Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, Object 00074875, as Der Garten der Lüste / El Jardin de las Delicias.
Friedländer, Max J. (1969) Early Netherlandisch Painting. Volume V. Geertgen tot Sint Jans and Jerome Bosch, Leyden: A.W. Slijthof, Brussels: La Connaissance, p. 88, as Altarpiece, The Garden of Delights.

Koldeweij, Jos, Paul Vandenbroeck, Bernard Vermet (2001) Hieronymus Bosch. The Complete Paintings and Drawings, Ghent/Amsterdam: Ludion, ISBN 0-8109-9064-4, p. 88, as Garden of Earthly Delights.
Koldeweij, A.M., P. Vandenbroeck en B. Vermet (2001) Jheronimus Bosch. Alle schilderijen en tekeningen, Rotterdam: NAi Uitgevers, Gent/Amsterdam: Ludion, ISBN 90-5662-219-6, p. 166, as Tuin der Lusten, 1480-1490, 220 × 390 cm (86.6 × 153.5 in), with colour image.

Source/Photographer

The Prado in Google Earth: Home - scaled down from 8 th level of zoom, JPEG compression quality: Photoshop 10.

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English: The Garden of Earthly Delights (c. 1480-1505) by Hieronymus Bosch. Oil on wood triptych, 220 cm x 389 cm, now in the Museo del Prado. High-resolution version from The Prado in Google Earth.

Česky: Zahrada pozemských rozkoší od Hieronyma Bosche; olej na dřevěné desce, 220 × 380 cm, cca 1480–1505, dnes umístěno v madridském Museo del Prado

Dansk: The Garden of Earthly Delights (ca. 1480-1505) af Hieronymus Bosch. Trefløjet maleri, olie på træ, 220 cm x 389 cm, der nu findes i Museo del Prado. Version i høj opløsning er fra "The Prado" på Google Earth.

Deutsch: "Der Garten der Lüste" (ca. 1480–1505) von Hieronymus Bosch. Triptychon , Öl auf Holz, 220 cm x 389 cm, ausgestellt im Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spanien.

Español: El jardín de las delicias (c. 1480–1505) por El Bosco. Tríptico de óleo sobre madera, 220×389 cm, actualmente en el Museo del Prado.

Magyar: Hieronymus Bosch híres hármasoltára, a Gyönyörök kertje

Italiano: Il Giardino delle delizie di Hieronymus Bosch (XVI secolo)

日本語: ヒエロニムス・ボス作『快楽の園』（1480年-1505年頃）。220×389cm、油彩の三連祭壇画。プラド博物館蔵。

Македонски: „Градина на земните задоволства“ (~1480-1505) од Хиеронимус Бос. Триптих, масло на дрво, 220 x 389 cm. Музеј Прадо, Мадрид.

Nederlands: De Tuin der lusten (ca. 1480-1505), drieluik van Jheronimus Bosch (olieverf op paneel, 220 cm x 389 cm, Museo del Prado, Madrid)

Русский: Триптих "Сад радостей земных" Иеронима Босха.

Українська: Сад земних насолод, Ієронімус Босх

中文（简体）‎: 希罗尼穆斯·波希作品《尘世乐园》，三联油画，220×389cm，目前收藏在普拉多博物馆。

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