Question

Which statement best describes a feature of the Isenheim altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald?


It continued a convention of medieval artworks, which was to communicate religious ideas.


It uses the Italian Renaissance technique of one-point perspective to create a sense of depth.


It depicts figures with idealized proportion and expressions.


It incorporated the Italian Renaissance ideal that art should communicate intellectual ideas.

Answer 1

Answer:

It continued a convention of medieval artworks, which was to communicate religious ideas.

Explanation:

This altarpiece allowed the pilgrims to respect Saint Antun. These opened inner wings represent the Saint Antun, the place of honour at the centre of the corpus and at his side a pig is portrayed.