Isenheim Altarpiece: The Temptation of Saint Anthony | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512-16 Select Size:18" x 24" Believed to be a portrait

Believed to be a portrait of his wife

where power and luxury are suddenly softened by loss

The nymphs

delicate form nearly dissolving into the shadows

Isenheim Altarpiece: The Temptation of Saint Anthony | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512-16 Select Size:18" x 24" Believed to be a portraitAbout the artwork: The right panel of the Isenheim Altarpieces third view shows The Temptation of Saint Anthony, one of Matthias Grnewalds most chaotic and visionary compositions. Here, Saint Anthony is violently attacked by grotesque demons that twist, crawl, and swarm around him in a frenzy of color and movement. Each creature embodies disease, decay, and madness one even bears the same sores that cover Christs body in the Crucifixion panel. The