Matthias+Grunewald

=Matthias Grunewald=

==== Matthias Grunewald was a German artist during the Northern Renaissance. His birth date is not known but estimated to be around 1480. He was an apprentice of the famous artist Albrecht Durer. During his apprenticeship, Grunewald helped decorate the exterior of one of Durer’s altarpieces. In 1511 he started working for the Archbishop of Mainz. It was from 1512 to around 1514 that he worked on his most famous artwork, The Isenheim Altarpiece with the help of his partner Gothardt, also known as Nithart. ==== ==== Most of Matthias Grunewald’s artworks were religious, as was common during the Northern Renaissance. Unlike most Renaissance works, Grunewald did not use classicism in any of his works and mostly used the style of late medieval art. Because he was an apprentice of Albrecht Durer, a lot of Grunewald’s artworks were thought to have been made him, including The Isenheim Altarpiece. Grunewald, like Durer, was made a saint by the Lutheran Church. ====

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// The Isenheim Altarpiece // : Unlike most triptychs, The Isenheim Altarpiece has 12 different panels (6 on each side). It shows several different religious scenes including The Crucifixion, The Annunciation, and The Resurrection. The artwork was also set up in a certain way to show specific scenes depending on the season or for holidays. =====

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Grünewald