Hieronymus Bosch
He is not content to paint familiar legends and themes of a common heritage. As he paints, Bosch holds intimate conversation with himself, and gradually he sinks into the depths of his own unconscious. For him, to paint is to liberate his own demon.
ON HIS METHOD OF PAINTING
He had a firm, rapid, and very agreeable execution, often finishing his works at the first painting; yet those works have stood perfectly well, and without changing. Like other old masters, he had a mode of drawing and tracing his subjects on the white panel; he then passed a transparent flesh-colored priming over the design, often using the ground to contribute to the effect of his work.
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