LONDON.-Inventions, Enigmas and Variations is the name of the art exhibition currently showing with great success at The London National Gallery. Bosch and Brugel paintings, prints and drawings exhibiting until April 4. The exhibition brings together paintings, prints and drawings that demonstrate the influence of the great Netherlandish artist Hieronymus Bosch (about 1450 - 1516) on his compatriot Pieter Bruegel the Elder (about 1525 - 1569).
Both were highly inventive artists, who profoundly influenced the fantasies and perceptions of succeeding generations.Two early versions of Boschs Adoration of the Kings, that have been lent by the National Trust, were investigated during recent cleaning and offer new insight into the connections with the National Gallerys Crowning with Thorns by Bosch, and Bruegels Adoration of the Kings. Also in the exhibition is Bruegels beautiful Death of the Virgin, from Upton House, which is in a tradition of grisaille painting that owes much to Boschs innovations.
