unexpected inspiration from Hieronymous Bosch: The Garden of Eartly Delights

Hieronymous Bosch, Dutch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1504

Okay I’m going to be completely honest with you, I’m not a huge Hieronymous Bosch fan. Actually, when I saw his work in art history, I wasn’t overly excited about it.  But here is the thing: when I went to the Prado and saw this piece in person. I cried. Seriously, it brought me to tears.  

So this was very odd to me, I had just seen a number of other pieces in the museum including works by Goya (whose work I admire), but here I was crying in front of a piece I didn’t think meant anything to me.  I still don’t know exactly what it was about this piece, but I think that’s the allure it has on me.

So, I’m just wondering. Is there any work (fine art, music, movie, book etc) that you did not think you’d be interested in and when you saw, read, or listened to it, you were so blown away that you couldn’t control your emotions?

If you would like to see more pieces by Bosch, click here. 

If you would like to go to the Prado's website visit here.