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Isenheim Altarpiece

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[ee-zuhn-hahym] / ˈi zənˌhaɪm /

noun

  1. an altarpiece (1510?–15?) painted by Matthias Grünewald.


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But what I recall most vividly from our trip is the Isenheim Altarpiece.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2016

The Isenheim Altarpiece, just under an hour away, would have to wait.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2016

The Alsatian town of Colmar has mostly been known for its old-world charms: canals lined with half-timbered buildings, and an art museum, housed in a 13th century former convent, noted for Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2016

This symphonic suite, taken from Hindemith's opera about 16th-Century Painter Matthias Gr�newald, describes three sections of Matthias' great Isenheim Altarpiece: Angelic Concert, Entomb ment, Temptation of St. Anthony.

From Time Magazine Archive

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