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GRÜNEWALD, Matthias: Crucifixion

🖼 Crucifixion, 1501-02
Black chalk on brownish paper, heightened with white
531 × 320 cm
Karlsruhe, Germany

Twisted flesh and anguished contortion dominate this panel, rendered with unflinching brutality through oil on panel. Grünewald's raw expressionism revolutionized Northern Renaissance spirituality by depicting Christ's suffering with visceral, almost grotesque intensity rather than serene idealization.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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