Talk:Cutting the Stone

Bosch's "The Extraction of the Stone of Madness (The Cure of Folly) is referenced in Michael Connelly's novel "A Darkness More Than Light" (first published 2000). The title of the painting however appears to have been misquoted (purposely?) as being named "The Stone Operation".  Connelly's famous LAPD detective is named after Hieronymous Bosch and the story draws links between the painter's work and the detection surrounding a suspected serial killer.  The owls representing evil in a number of the painter Bosch's works, are an intrinsic link to the novel. Martinma 04:00, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Attribution
The majority opinion is that the painting was created by Bosch. Reference 1 says it was "probably painted by Bosch," but suggests the version in the Prado was possibly a copy of the original, painted in his workshop or by a follower. Of course, the Prado disputes this.

Whether or not the version in the Prado is a replica or copy, there doesn't seem to be any dispute that the original version of Cutting the Stone was painted by Bosch. I'm going to change the article back so that it refers to the painting as attributed to Bosch. Anyone who wants may add in a discussion of the dispute about the version of the painting in the Prado. But, please include some reliable sources.

Cinteotl (talk) 18:35, 23 October 2016 (UTC)