The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things by Hieronymus Bosch

The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things
Hieronymus Bosch created The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things around 1500. Bosch made the tabletop painting with oil paint on wood panels, and he created it in Brabant, which is presently known as the Netherlands. Incredibly, this masterpiece was conceived as a piece of furniture to adorn the bedroom in King Philip’s Escorial palace. The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things enlightened people about sins and stopped many from committing wrongdoings by instilling fear in people; it made people ponder and reflect on their actions, bringing ethics to attention. Hieronymus Bosch masterfully applies symbolism and literalism to illuminate the seven deadly sins and the process of death. He felt that he should discourage people from indulging in sin and giving into the Devil, so he dissuaded them with his gruesome art. This helped countless people realize their mistakes, and prevented many others from committing regretful and immoral actions; countless people were seeing that actions have consequences because of his artworks, especially the Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things.
Hieronymus Bosch was born in Brabant, now known as the Netherlands, around 1450. He was a northern European painter of the late Middle Ages, and is considered to be mysterious and elusive in history. His inspiration to become an artist began because his father, brother and uncles were painters, and therefore it is believed he was trained, or mentored, by a relative growing up. He may have been influenced by his religious group, Brotherhood of Our Lady, for a period time, because a majority of his art had religious themes. “In 1488 he joined the highly respected Brotherhood of Our Lady, an arch-co...

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