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Two witches
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Hieronymus Bosch made this pen drawing around 1480-1490, showing two witches in his characteristic fantastical style. The work measures 125 x 85 cm and represents one of Bosch's preparatory sketches. His imaginative compositions influenced Northern Renaissance art.
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen is the only Dutch museum with Bosch paintings in its collection. It also holds two of his drawings, including The Owl's Nest. These sketches reveal Bosch's creative process before he executed his elaborate painted visions of heaven, hell, and moral allegory. Now at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
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About Two witches
Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450-1516) made this pen drawing around 1480-1490. He was a Dutch painter famous for fantastical scenes filled with imaginative creatures and moral symbolism.
The drawing is at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the only Dutch museum with Bosch paintings. It holds two of his drawings, including this work and The Owl's Nest.
The work exemplifies Northern Renaissance art with its imaginative, fantastical approach. Bosch's unique vision combined religious themes with bizarre, dream-like imagery that influenced later artists.
No, this is a preparatory drawing or independent sketch. It reveals Bosch's creative process before executing his elaborate painted compositions. The pen on paper measures 125 x 85 cm.
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