ILVB register 1485-1495 fol 295r line 1-3

The image shows three lines of Middle Dutch text written in a late medieval clerical hand on aged paper. This archival record describes a commission for Hieronymus Bosch to paint religious scapulars, specifically mentioning 'a part of a face.' The document is a primary source for the artist's professional life and his involvement with a prominent lay religious confraternity.

This document provides essential historical context for Hieronymus Bosch, anchoring the 'visionary' artist within the orthodox religious and social structure of the Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap. It demonstrates that while Bosch is famous for his esoteric and complex iconography, his daily professional life involved the production of standard liturgical and devotional objects.