The Isenheim Altarpiece: Painting Analysis

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The Isenheim Altarpiece is perhaps one of the greatest Renaissance paintings of the 1500s. Sculpted and painted by Niclaus of Haguneau and Matthias Grünewald, respectively, between 1512 and 1516, the altarpiece is currently located at the Unterlinden Museum in France. It is comprised of two sets of wings, which depict three different arrangements or views. You can view it at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN2VvXtjkjI, which shows each distinctive panel of the triptych. During the French Revolution, some vandalism occurred to the painting and as a result, some woodcarving has been lost from both the top and bottom of the work.
With the wings closed, the Crucifixion is displayed in the center panel, flanked by the martyrdom

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