The River Of Unearthly Delights

June 12, 2016 8:24 AM

Every June, since 2010, the waters of ’s-Hertogenbosch (the Netherlands) provide the venue for the Bosch Parade, a wondrous armada of vessels and objects inspired by the work and ideas of Medieval painter Jheronimus Bosch.

This year is the 500th anniversary of Bosch's death and the city of Den Bosch ("The Forest") has a number of events planned, with the Bosch Parade perhaps the most unusual. Here's some video from prior years:

2013
2014
2015 (short)
2015 (long)

posted by Johnny Wallflower (8 comments total)

I was in Madrid last week and was able to attend the centenary exhibition of El Bosco. No photos allowed, but here's the website. Scroll down for the story in pictures. There were paintings gathered together from around the world. I spent half hour just staring at the Garden of Earthly Delights.
posted by infini at 8:28 AM on June 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

This is proof that people can be awesome.
posted by Lyme Drop at 9:04 AM on June 12, 2016 [2 favorites]

better go soon before tech CEOs ruin it
posted by thelonius at 9:21 AM on June 12, 2016 [4 favorites]

Why did Bosch hate eggs so much?
posted by benzenedream at 9:50 AM on June 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

Excellent.
posted by doctornemo at 9:59 AM on June 12, 2016

This is totally bosch.
posted by Kabanos at 10:07 AM on June 12, 2016

And enormously jheronimus. Stunning stuff.
posted by valetta at 12:02 AM on June 13, 2016

Thanks. I enjoyed this.
posted by Capybara at 5:41 AM on June 13, 2016