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Matthias Grünewald - Wikipedia
Matthias Grünewald - Wikipedia
Matthias Grünewald - Wikipedia
Matthias Grünewald
Matthias Grünewald (c. 1470 – 31 August 1528) was a
German Renaissance painter of religious works who ignored
Renaissance classicism to continue the style of late medieval
Central European art into the 16th century. His first name is
also given as Mathis and his surname as Gothart or
Neithardt.
More recent investigations have provided further information on Grünewald's life. In 1511 he
became court artist of Uriel von Gemmingen, Archbishop of Mainz, and he also worked for the next
archbishop, Albert of Brandenburg. About 1510 he received a commission from the Frankfurt
merchant Jacob Heller[4] and settled in nearby Frankfurt where records indicate he bought a house
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