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Isenheim Altarpiece, Resurrection of Christ, detail

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Description: Isenheim Altarpiece, Resurrection of Christ, detail

TitleIsenheim Altarpiece, Resurrection of Christ, detail

Creator nameGrünewald, Matthias

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1512–1516

Object typePainting

MaterialsTempera and oil on wood

LocationMusée Unterlinden, Colmar, France

https://www.musee-unterlinden.com/en/categorie_oeuvre/the-altarpiece-of-issenheim/

Accession number88.RP.139

SubjectsAltarpieces, Medieval--GermanyJesus Christ--Resurrection

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3. Grünewald’s Greenery in Spring and Summer

Gregory C. Bryda

Description: The Trees of the Cross: Wood as Subject and Medium in the Art of Late Medieval...

The Trees of the Cross: Wood as Subject and Medium in the Art of Late Medieval Germany

In the preceding chapters we have seen the layered ritual associations between the wood of the German landscape, the Wood of the Cross, and the liturgical use of objects that depict and/or are made from wood within the devotional practices of the church as they intersected with folk belief. Next, we will explore how artworks, in their...

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Gregory C. Bryda

PublisherYale University Press

Copyright© 2023 by Gregory C. Bryda

Related print edition pages: pp.89-129

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Chapter subject tags:Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--Art--MedievalMedicinal plants--Religious aspects--Christianity--MedievalHeller Altarpiece (Panel painting)Germany--Religious life and customsGrisaille painting--MedievalGermany--Religious life and customs--MedievalPainting, Renaissance--GermanyPainting, German--16th centuryFolklore in art--Germany--MedievalGrünewald, Matthias, active 16th century

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