Isenheim Altarpiece

Isenheim Altarpiece
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an altarpiece (1510?-15?) painted by Matthias Grünewald.

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  • Matthias Grünewald — Second state of the Isenheim Altarpiece, Unterlinden Museum Matthias Grünewald or Mathis (as first name), Gothart or Neithardt (as surname), (c. 1470 – August 31, 1528), was a German Renaissance painter of religious works, who ignored Renaissance …   Wikipedia

  • Grünewald, Matthias — orig. Mathis Gothardt Neithardt or Mathis Gothart Nithart born с 1480, Würzburg, bishopric of Würzburg died August 1528, Halle, archbishopric of Magdeburg German painter. Details of his early life are vague. By с 1509 he was court painter to the… …   Universalium

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