Chapter 1
The print revolution and Nuremberg's superstar
Chapter 2
Painters of the powerful courts
Chapter 3
The dark side of the Northern woods
Chapter 4
The scientific eye and nature's details
YOUR GOAL
Master of How ink, wood, and wild ideas sparked the German Renaissance
Ch 3 · The dark side of the Northern woods
andy Without modern medicine, vivid images of resurrection on the inner panels promised rye fungus poisoning patients physical renewal.
Fun Fact
Plague comfort: Sufferers of ergotism at the Isenheim hospital looked at Matthias Grünewald’s agonizing altarpiece to find comfort, knowing Christ understood their extreme physical pain.
Glossary
landscape (noun)
A painting, drawing, or photograph depicting an expanse of natural scenery. Albrecht Altdorfer pioneered this genre around 1510, painting the dense, untamed wilderness of Bavarian forests.
A painting, drawing, or photograph depicting an expanse of natural scenery. Albrecht Altdorfer pioneered this genre around 1510, painting the dense, untamed wilderness of Bavarian forests.
Quiz
Which of Albrecht Dürer’s pupils became famous for his dark, eerie woodcuts of witches and supernatural scenes in Strasbourg?
Quiz
Matthias Grünewald's real name was actually discovered to be what, centuries after his death?
Quiz
What color palette did Hans Baldung Grien frequently use in his chiaroscuro woodcuts to create a spooky, nocturnal atmosphere?
Quiz
Which artist painted the intensely emotional and vivid Isenheim Altarpiece between 1512 and 1516?
Quiz
In German Renaissance folklore and art, what geographical feature was treated as a place of spiritual danger and magical transformation?
Quiz
Unlike Italian Renaissance artists who focused on ideal beauty, German artists often highlighted what aspect of human experience?
Quiz
Sufferers of what painful skin disease, also known as 'Saint Anthony's Fire,' were treated at the hospital housing the Isenheim Altarpiece?