The devil at Isenheim : reflections of popular belief in Grünewald's altarpiece / Ruth Mellinkoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mellinkoff, Ruth.

Series:

California studies in the history of art. Discovery series ; 1.

California studies in the history of art. Discovery series ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grünewald, Matthias, 16th century. Isenheim Altar.

Grünewald, Matthias.

Musée d'Unterlinden (Colmar, France).

Panel painting, Gothic--Germany.

Panel painting, Gothic.

Altarpieces, Gothic--Germany.

Altarpieces, Gothic.

Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Medieval, 500-1500.

Christian art and symbolism.

Germany.

Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Renaissance, 1450-1600.

Devil in art.

Physical Description:

xv, 109 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1988]

Summary:

Matthias Grü nwald's world-famous Isenheim Altarpiece ranks among the most powerful expressionistic works of the Northern Renaissance. Characterized by great emotional force, exquisite handling of color and brilliantly interwoven subtleties of Christian iconography, the multi-paneled altarpiece has remained the object of intense scholarly interest and the main attraction of the Musé e d'Unterlinden in Colmar, France. Ruth Mellinkoff offers an original analysis of the altarpiece, uncovering the late medieval popular beliefs that underlie its unusual visual content. She places its rich imagery within a tradition of Christian art, and stunningly, discovers Lucifer among the angels observing the Nativity.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 103-106.

ISBN:

0520062043

0520062116

OCLC:

17677131