Who painted “Isenheim Altarpiece”?

“Isenheim Altarpiece” was painted by Matthias Grünewald in 1512–1516. Where to see it: Unterlinden Museum.

What to look for

Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

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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