H. Bosch was a star among the surrealists of the 20th century, one of them. In his day, however, he was a deeply devout Christian who wanted to show his fellow human beings the consequences of their actions in a way that was unique at the time.
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I picked that up as well, being of his same faith and like mind, though a bit gentler in approach ... the medieval and the modern come together in a most disturbing way in his work ... Dante remembered and Picasso prefigured ... a solemn, stunning warning!
By Picasso I agree with you on Dante Alighieri (Divine Comedy) offering a comprehensive depiction of human life, divine justice and the search for redemption, while at the same time criticising his time and expressing his personal beliefs.
Botticelli's Inferno - bears to Bosch
By Picasso I meant his Guernica, and its stark representation of the cost of war ... some of Picasso's figures are reminiscent of Bosch's.
That Botticelli is terrifying ... the details as one looks down ... it does bring the inferno to life in its human misery