ART HIST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Isenheim Altarpiece, Nikolaus Hagenauer, Tilman Riemenschneider

• School: UW-Madison
• Department: Art History
• Course: ART HIST 202
• Professor: Dan Fuller

Document Summary

First few images are in reference still to catholicism: matthias gr newald, isenheim altarpiece, (closed) from the chapel of the hospital of. Two sets of doors: first set is painting and the second is a sculptured interior (carved by. Complex altarpieces much more common in northern europe; special days would have the revealing of altarpieces" i(cid:374)teriors. Outside depicts crucifixion, lamentation at the bottom, saint anthony at the side, st. Virgin and child and angels, resurrection (middle panel) Interior (carved) st. anthony and paul, temptation of st. anthony, and meeting of st. Gruesome imagery mirrors the horrible diseases that are seen in the hospital, specifically gangrene (christ depicted disfigured; greenish) Christ as the center, mary and mary magdalene, john the baptist also featured; Figure of the lamb symbolic, by chalas (cup) also symbolic. Mary falling back as if she is being co-crucified (cid:894)pose (cid:373)irrors christ"s(cid:895) Saints depicted are associated with disease and occur commonly.