after Hieronymus Bosch

The elongated, 89 × 38.5 cm fiberboard oil painting evokes Hieronymus Bosch's famous "Visions of the Hereafter" polyptych's Earthly Paradise panel. The scene features a group of naked human figures being led upward by an angel while they reverently turn their faces towards the sky. At the top of the hill, a decorative, symbolic fountain stands, symbolizing purification and the heavenly spring. In the background, a distant river, forests, and animals emerge, creating an idyllic, otherworldly environment. The painting is not an original 16th-century work but a 20th-century copy/variation that brings Bosch's iconography to life in a decorative, stylized form. The figure in a red robe and the contrasting light skin tones lend a particular strength to the composition. The collector's value of the image lies in the fact that it conveys a detail of Bosch's rarely seen heavenly visions, making it interesting for both decorative and study purposes.

The original Hieronymus Bosch: Visions of the Hereafter polyptych series (c. 1505–1515) consists of four panels:

• Paradise (Earthly Paradise) – Földi Paradicsom

• Ascent of the Blessed – A Megdicsőültek felemelkedése

• Fall of the Damned – A Kárhozottak bukása

• Hell – Pokol

These paintings can be found in the Museo di Palazzo Grimani collection in Venice (Italy).

The polyptych was originally perhaps part of a religious commission, but today it is preserved as an independent painting and frequently appears in Bosch exhibitions (e.g., Prado, ’s-Hertogenbosch great Bosch anniversary exhibitions).