GRÜNEWALD, Matthias
(b. 1470/80, Würzburg, d. 1528, Halle)

Isenheim Altarpiece (third view)

c. 1515
Oil on wood
Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar

The third view with wings opened again discloses on either side of the carved innermost shrine two panels, Sts Paul and Anthony in the Desert and a Temptation of St Anthony.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 9 minutes):
Josquin Desprez: In principio erat verbum, motet