1512 -1516 · Isenheim altarpiece, Antonines and vision of suffering
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1512 -1516 · Isenheim altarpiece, Antonines and vision of suffering
The Isenheim altarpiece is the masterpiece of Matthias Grünewald and one of the most powerful ensembles of the German Renaissance. Between 1512 and 1516, the painter created the panels intended for the main altar of the Antonine commandery of Issenheim, south of Colmar, while Niclaus de Haguenau provided the sculpted part. Sponsor Guy Guers then directed a hospital establishment which notably welcomed victims of heartache, an illness caused by ergot. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece is therefore designed for spectators confronted with physical pain. The altarpiece almost unbearable proximity. The successive openings nevertheless transform the experience. Annunciation, Concert of Angels, Nativity and Resurrection bring out luminous colors which lead from incarnation to transfiguration. The second opening places Saint Anthony at the center of the hospital world. The Temptation of Saint Anthony represents the saint attacked by monsters sent by Satan. Creatures scratch, bite and strike; in a corner, a being with a swollen stomach and altered limbs personifies the symptoms of the disease. Grünewald seeks neither classical calm nor ideal beauty. He distorts bodies, fractures the landscape and makes each material disturbing in order may the inner struggle become visible. The altarpiece thus brings together medieval medicine, liturgy, sculpture and painting in an image machine capable of moving from horror to hope. The selection "Matthias Grünewald, Issenheim altarpiece" notably compares Temptation of Saint Anthony. His reading favors space.
In Issenheim, Grünewald does not look away from illness: he transforms his violence into a path that leads from the wounded body to the light.
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Guy Guers brings together painting and sculpture for the high altar of a commandery dedicated to the care of the sick. This milestone illuminates the collection "Matthias Grünewald, Isenheim altarpiece" by favoring space.
Crucifixion, episodes of the Incarnation and life of Saint Anthony construct several levels of reading.
Dismantled during the Revolution then preserved in Colmar, the altarpiece became a major reference in Western art.
Wounds, twists and altered limbs bring the Passion closer to the real experience of patients. This trait guides a space-centered reading of "Matthias Grünewald, Isenheim altarpiece".
Demons give shape to fear, pain and the symptoms of fiery evil.
Acidic greens, reds, blues and incandescent halos transform space into an apparition.
Each position of the shutters takes the viewer from suffering to salvation and then to the protection of Saint Anthony.
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Monsters, illness and a broken landscape assail the saint while the painting makes visible the passage from trial to hope.
Landmark work by Matthias Grünewald, Issenheim altarpiece. Reading of "Matthias Grünewald, Issenheim altarpiece" through space.Wounds, twists and altered limbs bring the Passion closer to the real experience of patients. This trait guides a space-centered reading of "Matthias Grünewald, Isenheim altarpiece".
Reading key for Matthias Grünewald, Issenheim altarpieceDemons give shape to fear, pain and the symptoms of fiery evil.
Reading key for Matthias Grünewald, Issenheim altarpieceAcidic greens, reds, blues and incandescent halos transform space into an apparition.
Reading key for Matthias Grünewald, Issenheim altarpieceEach position of the shutters takes the viewer from suffering to salvation and then to the protection of Saint Anthony.
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