The Entombment (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece) 1516

This detail from Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece, painted in 1516, depicts the Entombment of Christ. The painting is a powerful and moving depiction of the moment of Christ's death, with its focus on the body's gruesome wounds. The intense realism and the emotional weight of the scene were characteristic of Grünewald's style, a hallmark of Northern Renaissance art. The image speaks to the suffering of Christ and the grief of those who loved him.