In this class we discussed the Insenheim Altarpiece which was different from many others due to the practical use of it in the healing process at the monastery it was made for. It was because it was made for this process that there are multiple instances in the altarpiece in which the person looks as if they had ergotism which was called “St. Anthony’s fire” with St. Anthony being the patron of that particular monastery. This piece stood out because it did not focus on telling a narrative as much as some other altarpieces. Instead, it was more expressive and didn’t focus on making all of the expressions look natural. However what really stood out was the way the artist used representations of certain items and icons from other famous paintings that left their mark on the minds of the people. For example, he drew the lamb of God that was similar to the one on the Ghent altarpiece as well as using peacocks and elements of peacocks to decorate Lucifer because similar elements were used to decorate the serpent that tempted eve in a previous depiction of the scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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