The Isenheim Altarpiece: History - Interpretation - Background

"It is a well-known fact that The Isenheim Altarpiece has in the past been seen as having...
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SKU: 9781621482093
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Author: Michael Schubert
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Isenheim Altarpiece: History - Interpretation - Background by Schubert, Michael

The Isenheim Altarpiece: History - Interpretation - Background

€120,48

The Isenheim Altarpiece: History - Interpretation - Background

€120,48
Author: Michael Schubert
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

"It is a well-known fact that The Isenheim Altarpiece has in the past been seen as having central significance as a 'medium for healing' by the Antonites. To what extent this function has taken hold again in our 'modern' times can be seen not only in the steadily growing numbers of visitors, but also in the fact that this book had to be republished after such a short time" (Michael Schubert).

The Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Gr newald is one of the most important and monumental works of Western art. Even today, five hundred years after its completion, it continues to present riddles to its viewers--its origin and creator, as well as its theological and esoteric content and intent.

The book offers a systematic and informed introduction to the history, meaning, and background of the altarpiece. Moreover, numerous new interpretations are presented, which elaborate upon and fundamentally alter previous perspectives.

Included are 200+ color reproductions and in-depth visual analyses.



Author: Michael Schubert
Publisher: Steiner Books
Published: 02/02/2018
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.05lbs
Size: 12.60h x 9.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781621482093

About the Author
Schubert, Michael: - Michael Schubert is a teacher for children and adults. He was born in 1940 in Berlin and studied sports, art, craft, history, geography, and German. He began as a schoolteacher in Germany and worked for five years at a German school in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 1972, he began teaching at Waldorf schools and became one of the founders of the Michael Gemeinschaft, Schweigmatt, the Kaspar Hauser School (a boarding school in the Black Forest), and the Freie Waldorfschule Schopfheim. Michael has lectured at teacher training seminars in Germany and Russia and, since 1975, has been researching Mathias Grünewald and the Isenheim Altar Piece. He has published several dramas, a book on Queen Ishtar, and recently Der Isenheimer Altar: Geschichte-Deutung-Hintergründe (Urachhous, Stuttgart).

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