FA 30b Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: San Pietro In Montorio, Doric Order, Isenheim Altarpiece
1 Mar 2017
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Renaissance and reformation in sixteenth century northern europe pages 625 659. Matthias gr newald"s the isenheim altarpiece (oil on panel) of the later northern. Renaissance sits in a chapel attached to a hospital. The intense physical suffering of christ in the. Crucifixion is a point of identification for those suffering of ergotism and other illnesses in the hospital. The predella of the lamentation invites the viewer to contemplate mortality and resurrection. At the time, sculpted wooden altars were popular in germany. The lamentation slides apart at christ"s knees: victims of amputation may have seen their own suffering reflected in this image. Madonna and child with angels, and the resurrection. Albrecht d rer"s the four horsemen of the apocalypse (woodcut) was designed near the year 1500 as many feared the year would bring about the end of time. The image depicts war, conquest, famine, and death.
