A multi-paneled altarpiece painted by the German artist Matthias Grünewald between 1512 and 1516 for the Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim, whose hospital treated patients suffering from ergotism and skin disease. Its harrowing Crucifixion panel, painted with unflinching physical detail, is regarded as one of the most powerful religious images of Northern Renaissance art.
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- Medium (category): Oil on Wood
- Year Created: 1512
- Medium: Oil on wood panel
Isenheim Altarpiece (Wikipedia)
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The Isenheim Altarpiece is an altarpiece sculpted and painted by, respectively, the Germans Nikolaus Hagenauer and Matthias Grünewald in 1512-1516.
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- In Movement: Northern Renaissance
Created By: Matthias Grünewald, Infobox: artist
Matthias Grünewald (painter) Nikolaus Hagenauer (sculptor)
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