University of Massachusetts Amherst

Sneak Preview: The Garden of Earthly Delights in Progress

Although Hampden Gallery is closed for the summmer, you are invited to peak at the mural project, "The Garden of Earthly Delights."

Arts in Reach starts with Bosch's most famous and unconventional painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights" (c.1500; Prado, Madrid), a large, 3-part altarpiece which chronicles the creation of the world progressing from Eden to the torments of hell. The Project will recreate a large scale "Garden of Earthly Delights" to stimulate interests in the arts and to enhance living spaces in the Southwest Residential Area. Students from all majors opportunities to earn credits while learning techniques of drawing, painting, and practical methods of production and installation.

The Garden of Earthly Delights