Matthias Grünewald

c. 1470–1528 · Renaissance (15–16th c.) · Germany · Northern Renaissance

How to recognize Matthias Grünewald

Grünewald is harrowing and visionary — agonized, twisted bodies, lurid colour, and supernatural light. Northern detail turned to extreme spiritual horror and ecstasy.

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