Horner's Corner

Grunewald: The Isenheim Alterpiece

by on Jan.11, 2010, under art, painting

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Isenheim, Alsace -painted about 1512. Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler symphony (which was inspired by Grunewald’s life) came on the radio and it reminded me of this amazing work of art. Grunewald seems to have been clear about what death and suffering look like -and a few other things.

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