Isenheim Altarpiece: The Resurrection | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512-16 Select Size:24" x 36" painted in 1931

painted in 1931

fragmented bodies

At just 23 years old

Rather than portraying fairies as playful or innocent

grotesque demons and tormented souls gathered around a fiery pit

Isenheim Altarpiece: The Resurrection | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512-16 Select Size:24" x 36" painted in 1931About the artwork: The right panel of the Isenheim Altarpieces second view depicts one of the most dazzling and otherworldly scenes in Christian art: the Resurrection of Christ. Emerging from the tomb, Christs transfigured body radiates an intense light that floods the darkness around him, his wounds glowing like rubies. The soldiers guarding the tomb collapse in terror, their armor reflecting the supernatural brilliance that fills the scene. Matthias