Delights: A Story of Hieronymus Bosch

In this imaginatively conceived historical graphic novel, Guy Colwell explores the story behind Hieronymus Bosch and his most famous work.

Publisher Marketing: It's hard to think of a better pairing between artist and subject than Guy Colwell's new book, Delights: A Story of Hieronymus Bosch . ... If this book is the capstone to his on-and-off-again comics career, it's a fitting one.-- "Canon Zine" Review Quotes : An enlightening consideration of Bosch facing torments not far removed what's depicted in his painting. Colwell depicts an anguished craftsman being prodded beyond his comfort zone to create a work of genius, and his informed interpretation has a strength of its own.-- "The Slings & Arrows" Review Quotes : Painter and underground cartoonist Colwell turns the commissioning of The Garden of Earthly Delights in late 15th-century Netherlands into an epochal struggle between faith and doubt, superstition and reason. ... a thought-provoking venture into a time when art had life-or-death consequences.-- "Publishers Weekly" Review Quotes : A masterclass in cartooning.-- "Four Color Apocalypse" Brief Description : "In Guy Colwell's first full graphic novel in over 30 years, we see one painter, Colwell himself, consider another, Hieronymus Bosch, and the story behind the latter's most notable work told in sequential panels. The known details of Bosch's life, and the commissioning of his enormous triptych, "The Garden of Earthly Delights," are scant. Colwell takes the facts of Bosch's time and setting and constructs a tale of a man and artist torn equally among piety, creativity, and commerce"-- Review Quotes : This book really engaged me, and really sold me, on the story of how Bosch's painting got made.-- "Living The Line" Review Quotes : Colwell tells a completely fictional account of how [Bosch's] weird and wonderful masterpiece The Garden of Earthly Delights might have come about. ... A truly delightful book.-- "Fortean Times" Publisher Marketing : In Guy Colwell's first full graphic novel in over 30 years, we see one painter, Colwell himself, consider another, Hieronymus Bosch, and the story behind the latter's most notable work told in sequential panels. The known details of Bosch's life, and the commissioning of his enormous triptych, "The Garden of Earthly Delights," are scant. Colwell takes the facts of Bosch's time and setting and constructs a tale of a man and artist torn equally among piety, creativity, and commerce.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 168 | Publication Date: 2024-08-13