Who painted “Meeting of St Erasm and St Maurice”?

“Meeting of St Erasm and St Maurice” was painted by Matthias Grünewald in 1520. Where to see it: Bavarian State Painting Collections.

Renaissance

What to look for

Renaissance: Gothic before it is flatter, with gold grounds and elongated figures; Baroque after it is darker, more dramatic and full of movement.

Matthias Grünewald (c. 1470 – 31 August 1528) was a German Renaissance painter of religious works who ignored Renaissance classicism to continue the style of late medieval Central European art into the 16th century. Wikipedia

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