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The Isenheim Altarpiece Paperback – Decem by Andrée Hayum (Author)Cited by: Grunewald's Isenheim altarpiece is an extraordinary polyptich, expressive and dramatic, that was painted circa for a monastery church of the Order of St. Anthony, a hospital order. Following the French Revolution, the altarpeice was removed from the monastery, and it therefore can no longer be seen in its original church by: The Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald is one of the most important and monumental works of Western art.

Even today, five hundred years after its completion, it continues to present riddles to its viewers―its origin and creator, as well as its theological and esoteric content and intent.5/5(3). The Isenheim Altarpiece: God's Medicine and the Painter's Vision.

Andr e Hayum approaches Matthias Gr newald's Isenheim Altarpiece, now at the Mus e d'Unterlinden in Colmar, as a structural and iconographic entity and restores it to its broader 5/5. The Isenheim Altar: Suffering and Salvation Isenheim altarpiece book the Art of Grunewald Paperback – March 1, by Gottfried Richter (Author)3/5(1).

Compare book prices from overbooksellers. Find The Isenheim Altarpiece () by Hayum, Andrée/5(9). Matthias Grünwald's world-famous Isenheim Altarpiece ranks among the most powerful expressionistic works of the Northern Renaissance.

Characterized by great emotional force, exquisite handling of color and brilliantly interwoven subtleties of Christian iconography, the multi-paneled altarpiece has remained the object of intense scholarly interest and the main attraction of/5(3).

ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: Translation of Der Isenheimer Altar des Matthias Grünewald. Description: 80 pages: illustrations (some mounted color, 1 folded), plan. The Isenheim altarpiece Between andthe artists Niclaus of Haguenau (for the sculpted portion) and Grünewald (for the painted panels) created this celebrated altarpiece for the Antonite order’s monastic complex at Isenheim, a village about 15 miles south of Colmar.

The Isenheim Altarpiece by Hayum, Andrà e and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at - The Isenheim Altarpiece by Hayum, Andrée. Andrée Hayum Andrée Hayum approaches Matthias Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece, now at the Musée d’Unterlinden in Colmar, as a structural and iconographic entity and restores it to its broader cultural context in the early sixteenth century.

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If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains * and * are unblocked. The Isenheim Altarpiece survived the torrents of history until when it was taken apart and removed from the church, and consequently from its intended liturgical use. Its three separated layers are currently on display in the Unterlindedn Museum in Colmar, Alsace (France).

Join in the conversation on our Facebook : Kinga Lipinska. The Isenheim Altarpiece FATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER I knew an elderly Scotswoman who read the Bible each night by the light of a candle.

It had become a kind of ritual, for everyone needs a rite, including those reared in the stark Calvinist kind of worship of her homeland Kirk. Other articles where Isenheim Altarpiece is discussed: Christology: The Middle Ages through the 19th century: notable example is Matthias Grunewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece (), which depicts Jesus’ body ravaged by crucifixion yet evokes pointedly the Christian message of Jesus’ horrible suffering; originally intended for a hospital, the altar painting may have been designed to.

Isenheim Altarpiece by Scheja, George () Hardcover by Scheja, Georg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at The Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald is one of the most important and monumental works of Western art.

Even today, five hundred years after its completion, it continues to present riddles to its viewers—its origin and creator, as well as its theological and esoteric content and intent. "It is a well-known fact that The Isenheim Altarpiece has in the past been seen as having central significance as a 'medium for healing' by the Antonites.

To what extent this function has taken hold again in our 'modern' times can be seen not only in the steadily growing numbers of visitors, but also in the fact that this book had to be republished after such a short time" (Michael Schubert).

This book presents Grunewald's oeuvre from early paintings and drawings through his major masterpieces, the altarpieces in Frankfurt, Isenheim, Aschaffenburg and Mainz up to his last works, and also includes an up-to-date catalogue of paintings and drawings definitively attributed to the artist.4/4(1).

The Isenheim altarpiece certainly shocks. But its beauty also draws us out of ourselves and opens our minds and hearts to the great mystery of the Cross and the Good News of which it is a part. Image: Matthias Grünewald, The Crucifixion in the The Isenheim Altarpiece.

The Isenheim Altarpiece comes out of that very personal and deeply emotional piety that appeared in the 14th century, especially in the wake of the Black Death of Instead of the deductive reasoning of the earlier Scholastics or the radiant visions of Universal salvation of the Platonic thinkers, we have very personal devotions like the Meditation on the Crown of Thorns illustrated : Counterlight.Grunewald's Isenheim altarpiece is an extraordinary polyptich, expressive and dramatic, that was painted circa for a monastery church of the Order of St.

Anthony, a hospital order. Following the French Revolution, the altarpeice was removed from the monastery, and it therefore can no longer be seen in its original church setting.5/5(2).Isenheim Altarpiece (detail) By Matthias Grunewald.

An emotionally intense work of Christian art, it is regarded as one of the Greatest Paintings Ever. The Isenheim Altarpiece (c) Contents • Description • Interpretation of Isenheim Altarpiece • Other Paintings By Grunewald • Famous German Renaissance Altarpieces.

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