A History of European Art

Matthias Grünewald:

Isenheim Altarpiece, c. 1510–15, oil on panel, closed: 8 x 10’

(2.43 x 3 m), Musée d’Unterlinden, Colmar, France.

Niklaus Hagenauer:

Saints Augustine, Anthony, and Jerome from Isenheim Altarpiece,

c. 1490, polychromed wood, Musée d’Unterlinden, Colmar, France.

Tilman Riemenschneider:

Altarpiece of the Holy Blood and details: Entry into Jerusalem, Agony in

the Garden, Last Supper, c. 1501–1505, lindenwood, 29’ 6” H (9 m H),

Church of St. Jacob, Rothenburg, Germany.

Julien Chapuis, Tilman Riemenschneider, c. 1460–1531.

Horst Ziermann, Matthias Grünewald.

1. Compare Tilman Riemenschneider’s Last Supper on the Altarpiece of
   the Holy Blood with others we have examined in the course.


2. Name three ways in which the art of Grünewald and Dürer differ. Cite
   speci¿ c examples.

Works Discussed

Suggested Reading

Questions to Consider