Soldiers Guarding Christ's Tomb at the Resurrection (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece) 1516

This detail from Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece depicts the moment when the Roman soldiers guarding Christ's tomb at the Resurrection flee in terror after the stone has been rolled away. Grünewald, a German painter from the High Renaissance, employed a distinctive style characterized by intense emotional expression and vivid color. This detail is particularly powerful in its depiction of the soldiers' fear and disorientation, with their bodies contorted in a chaotic frenzy. This painting is considered a masterpiece of German Renaissance art and remains a captivating and thought-provoking work.