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The Mocking of Christ Matthias Grünewald, 1504
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The Mocking of Christ

Matthias Grünewald · 1504

Why it's great

Christ sits quietly while a crowd of men yell and mock him, with hard faces and open mouths. Matthias Grünewald painted it in about 1504, and the pale calm of Christ stands out.

Where to see it

📍 Alte PinakothekMunich, Germany

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About the artist

Matthias Grünewald

1480–1528 · born in Würzburg · died in Halle (Saale)

Matthias Grünewald was a German painter born in about 1480. His religious paintings have strong colors and powerful emotions, and his Isenheim Altarpiece is one of the greatest works of German art. He died in Halle in 1528.

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