The northern preoccupation with death as evidenced in the work of Grünewald
What will be an ideal response?
Grünewald's most famous work the Isenheim Altarpiece (Fig. 16.13) was housed in a hospital for treating skin diseases. Physical disease is evidence of spiritual disease so the grim realism of the piece is a spur to repentance. The painting's focus on morbidity reflects a response to recurrent plagues since the Black Death in 1348 and the themes of the fragility of life and the horror of death which were prominent in northern European art.
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a. Romare Bearden, Baptism b. Xu Bing, A Book from the Sky c. Jackson Pollock, Number 1 d. David Smith, Cubi I
In which movement of a symphony or concerto is sonata form likely to be found?
a. first movement b. second movement c. third movement d. fourth movement