Isenheim Altarpiece: The Resurrection | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512-16 Phillipe de Champaigne 1884) confronts viewers with a

1884) confronts viewers with a scene of stark realism and theatrical staging: at its center

yet the violent sky

rehearsing movements

and emotional expression

whose soul seems to hang by a thread

Isenheim Altarpiece: The Resurrection | Matthias Grünewald | c. 1512-16 Phillipe de Champaigne 1884) confronts viewers with aAbout the artwork: The right panel of the Isenheim Altarpieces second view depicts one of the most dazzling and otherworldly scenes in Christian art: the Resurrection of Christ. Emerging from the tomb, Christs transfigured body radiates an intense light that floods the darkness around him, his wounds glowing like rubies. The soldiers guarding the tomb collapse in terror, their armor reflecting the supernatural brilliance that fills the scene. Matthias