1490-1500
Saint Christopher
Jheronimus Bosch
Bosch Project
Saint Christopher
techniek: Oil on Oak, 113.7 x 71.6 cm
The large figure wading through water on this panel is the giant Christopher, patron saint of travelers. Seeking to serve the highest authority, he dedicated his life to working as Christ’s ferryman; even the devil was afraid of him. The painting shows how, one day, Christopher carried a small child across the river, yet his back bent as the child’s weight continually increased as they made the crossing. When his burden was revealed to be the Christ child, Christopher understood that he actually carried the weight of the world on his back. Christ can be recognized by his nimbus, his cross-shaped staff, and his gesture of blessing. The fish hanging from the saint’s staff has signified Christ from early Christian times onward. At the right side of the panel, Bosch painted a hermit’s abode, a reference to the hermits who were said to have helped Christopher in his search for his master. The strange details in the background are typical of Bosch. |  |
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Literatuur en bronnenpublicaties
Matthijs Ilsink, Jos Koldeweij, Ron Spronk, Luuk Hoogstede, Robert G. Erdmann, Rik Klein Gotink, Hanneke Nap and Daan Veldhuizen, Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman. Catalogue Raisonné, Brussels 2016, pp. 180-187.
Luuk Hoogstede, Ron Spronk, Robert G. Erdmann, Rik Klein Gotink, Matthijs Ilsink, Jos Koldeweij, Hanneke Nap and Daan Veldhuizen, Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman. Technical Studies, Brussels 2016, pp. 130-137.
D. Bax, Hieronymus Bosch, his picture-writing deciphered, Rotterdam 1979, pp. 305-310.
Eric de Bruyn, ‘The Iconography of Hieronymus Bosch’s “St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child” (Rotterdam)’, Oud Holland 118 (2005), pp. 28-37.
Stefan Fischer, Hieronymus Bosch: Complete Works, Cologne 2013, pp. 57, 59, 244.
Roger H. Marijnissen and P. Ruyffelaere, Hieronymus Bosch: the Complete Works, Antwerp 1987, pp. 402-409.
Pilar Silva Maroto (ed.), Bosch. The 5th Centenary Exhibition, Madrid 2016, pp. 268-271 (Friso Lammertse).
Larry Silver, Hieronymus Bosch, New York/London 2006, pp. 197-199.
Roger Van Schoute, Hélène Verougstraete and Carmen Garrido, ‘Bosch and his Sphere. Technique’, in Jos Koldeweij, Bernard Vermet en Barbara van Kooij (eds.), Hieronymus Bosch. New Insights into His Life and Work, Rotterdam 2001, pp. 103-119.
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