Матиас Грюневальд
The Resurrection panel from the Isenheim Altarpiece.
Date: 1510.
Известный рисунок, на котором хорошо видно анахронизм в библейском сюжете...
Описание:
"This image of the Resurrection is part of the Isenheim Altarpiece from the chapel of St Anthony's Monastery in Isenheim, Alsace. It formed a large carved backdrop behind the altar, with two sets of folding wings.
The first view, with the folding panels closed, is of the Crucixion (you can see detailed images of this harrowing masterpiece at
BIBLE ARCHAEOLOGY: CRUCIFIXION).
The panel shows the twisted, bloody figure of Jesus on the cross, flanked on the left side by his mother Mary who is supported by the apostle John. Beside them, collapsed on the ground, is the pitiful figure of Mary Magdalene. On the right stands John the Baptist pointing to Jesus: this is the Messiah whom John foretold. At Jesus' tortured feet stands a lamb - symbol of the sacrificial Lamb of God who now hangs on the cross.
But when the wings of the altarpiece are opened, an altogether different sight greets the viewer, now dazzled by a blaze of golden light. Three panels have appeared, showing the Annunciation, the Concert of Angels, and the Resurrection. Unlike the outer ones, these inner panels are suffused with light.
The drama of this light is especially obvious against the dark night sky in the background of the Resurrection scene. Grünewald's message? Christ brings light to the world.
Tellingly, the soldiers in Grünewald's painting are not asleep. They writhe away from the brilliance emanating from Jesus, as if it causes them physical pain. Their eyes are dazzled, and they themselves are overwhelmed. Their armor and elaborately quilted tunic offer no protection now.
Above them, the serene and enigmatic Jesus hovers, weightless in his ethereal body. Only his punctured hands, extended towards the viewer, remind one of the torment he has so recently endured."
Date: 1510.
Известный рисунок, на котором хорошо видно анахронизм в библейском сюжете...
Описание:
"This image of the Resurrection is part of the Isenheim Altarpiece from the chapel of St Anthony's Monastery in Isenheim, Alsace. It formed a large carved backdrop behind the altar, with two sets of folding wings.
The first view, with the folding panels closed, is of the Crucixion (you can see detailed images of this harrowing masterpiece at
BIBLE ARCHAEOLOGY: CRUCIFIXION).
The panel shows the twisted, bloody figure of Jesus on the cross, flanked on the left side by his mother Mary who is supported by the apostle John. Beside them, collapsed on the ground, is the pitiful figure of Mary Magdalene. On the right stands John the Baptist pointing to Jesus: this is the Messiah whom John foretold. At Jesus' tortured feet stands a lamb - symbol of the sacrificial Lamb of God who now hangs on the cross.
But when the wings of the altarpiece are opened, an altogether different sight greets the viewer, now dazzled by a blaze of golden light. Three panels have appeared, showing the Annunciation, the Concert of Angels, and the Resurrection. Unlike the outer ones, these inner panels are suffused with light.
The drama of this light is especially obvious against the dark night sky in the background of the Resurrection scene. Grünewald's message? Christ brings light to the world.
Tellingly, the soldiers in Grünewald's painting are not asleep. They writhe away from the brilliance emanating from Jesus, as if it causes them physical pain. Their eyes are dazzled, and they themselves are overwhelmed. Their armor and elaborately quilted tunic offer no protection now.
Above them, the serene and enigmatic Jesus hovers, weightless in his ethereal body. Only his punctured hands, extended towards the viewer, remind one of the torment he has so recently endured."