Engelbert II of Nassau
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Engelbert II of Nassau, Engelbrecht in Dutch, was count of Nassau and Vianden and lord of Breda, Lek, Diest, Roosendaal, Nispen and Wouw. He was a soldier and courtier, for some time leader of the Pri
Portrait of Engelbrecht II of Nassau in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
The grave of Engelbert II at the Grote Kerk in Breda, Netherlands.
Coat of arms of Engelbert II of Nassau from the Nassau-Vianden armorial (ca. 1490)
The Garden of Earthly Delights is the modern title given to a five-panel triptych by the Early Netherlandish master Hieronymus Bosch, between 1490 and 1510, when Bosch was between 40 and 60 years old.
Engelbert II of Nassau
…Nassau (Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS. Douce 219–220), of the 1470s or 1480s is another well-known manuscript. It has been suggested that he commissioned The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymous Bosch. Engelbrecht II (in Dutch…
Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, oil on oak panels, 205.5 cm × 384.9 cm (81 in × 152 in), Museo del Prado, Madrid
The exterior panels show the world during creation, probably on the Third Day, after the addition of plant life but before the appearance of animals and humans.
Left panel: The Garden of Eden
Center panel: The Garden of Earthly Delights