Matthias Grünewald

(1480–1528) tysk målare

Matthias Grünewald (Germany, 1480–1528) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Matthias Grünewald belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Matthias Grünewald was born in Würzburg and died in Halle (Saale). Matthias Grünewald worked in Bingen, Frankfurt, and Aschaffenburg. Wikidata associates Matthias Grünewald with German Renaissance. The students included Hans Grimmer.

The best-known works include ‘Stuppach Madonna’, ‘Isenheim Altarpiece’, and ‘Trias Romana’. The works belong mainly to the genres religious art and figure. The catalogue has 30 works by Matthias Grünewald with free images. The dated works span the years 1500–1525. Works by Matthias Grünewald are held by several collections, among them Unterlinden Museum, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, and Städel. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jörg Breu d.ä., Martin Schaffner, Jerg Ratgeb, Ludovico Mazzolino, and Jacob van Utrecht.

• The Renaissance
• Helleraltaret
• Stuppach Madonna
• Meeting of St Erasm and St Maurice
• The Mocking of Christ