Guido Guersi commissioned it for a 1505 altar carved by Niclaus Hagnower based on the mystical revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden.
Guido Guersi commissioned it for a 1505 altar carved by Niclaus Hagnower based on the mystical revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden. One wing is based on scenes from the life of St. Antony including "St. Antony and St. Paul in the Desert" and the "Temptation of St. Antony" while a second wing shows scenes of the Virgin including the "Annuciation," "Concert of Angels," and "Nativity." The final wing shows the famous "Crucifixion" as well as "Lamentation" and portraits of Saints Sebastian and Anthony. FTP, identify this 1515 work, the most famous of Matthias Grunewald.
Guido Guersi commissioned it for a 1505 altar carved by Niclaus Hagnower based on the mystical revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden.
{Isenheim} Altarpiece