Matthias Grünewald Paintings

Matthias Grünewald (1470 – 1528) was a German Renaissance artist who was most well known for painting religious scenes and altarpieces. His most famous work is the Isenheim Altarpiece. It is very likely that Grünewald inspired the artist Albrecht Dürer. Unfortunately, many of his masterpieces have not survived through the centuries, only ten paintings and thirty-five drawings are known to exist today.

Paintings by Matthias Grünewald in Chronological Order:

     
Coburg Panel, c.1500 - Matthias Grünewald

Last Supper (Coburg Panel), c.1500 - Matthias Grünewald

Saint Agnes of Rome (Coburg Panel), c.1500 - Matthias Grünewald
Coburg Panel, c.1500 Last Supper (Coburg Panel), c.1500 Saint Agnes of Rome (Coburg Panel), c.1500

Crucifixion, 1501 - 1502 - Matthias Grünewald

The Mocking of Christ, 1503 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Calvary, 1500 - 1508 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Crucifixion, 1501-1502 The Mocking of Christ, 1503 Calvary, 1500-1508

Heller Altarpiece, 1507 - 1509 - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507 - 1509 - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507 - 1509 - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece, 1507-1509 Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507-1509 Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507-1509

Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507 - 1509 - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507 - 1509 - Matthias Grünewald

 

The Small Crucifixion, c.1510 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507-1509 Heller Altarpiece (detail), 1507-1509 The Small Crucifixion, c.1510

An Apostle from the Transfiguration, c.1511 - Matthias Grünewald

An Apostle from the Transfiguration, c.1511 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Complaining Pharisee, 1511 - Matthias Grünewald

 

An Apostle from the Transfiguration, c.1511 An Apostle from the Transfiguration, c.1511 Complaining Pharisee, 1511

Heller Altarpiece (detail) - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece (detail) - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece (detail) - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece (detail), c.1509-c.1511 Heller Altarpiece (detail), c.1509-c.1511 Heller Altarpiece (detail), c.1509-c.1511

Heller Altarpiece (detail) - Matthias Grünewald

Heller Altarpiece (detail) - Matthias Grünewald

 

Heller Altarpiece (detail) - Matthias Grünewald

 

Heller Altarpiece (detail), c.1509-c.1511 Heller Altarpiece (detail), c.1509-c.1511 Heller Altarpiece (detail), c.1509-c.1511

Moses, c.1511 - Matthias Grünewald

St. Elizabeth and a Saint Woman with Palm, 1508 - 1511 - Matthias Grünewald 

St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1509 - 1511 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Moses, c.1511 St. Elizabeth and a Saint Woman with Palm, 1508-1511 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1509-1511

St. Lawrence and St. Cyricus, 1509 - 1511 - Matthias Grünewald

St. Lucy (c.283-c.304), c.1509 - c.1511 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Study of an Apostle, c.1511 - Matthias Grünewald

 

St. Lawrence and St. Cyricus, 1509-1511 St. Lucy (c.283-c.304), c.1509-c.1511 Study of an Apostle, c.1511

Drapery Study, 1512 - Matthias Grünewald

Forearm Study, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald

Portrait of Guido Guersi, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Drapery Study, 1512 Forearm Study, 1512-1514 Portrait of Guido Guersi, 1512-1514

Praying Woman, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald

Upper arm Study, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Virgin of the Annunciation, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald
Praying Woman, 1512-1514 Upper Arm Study, 1512-1514 Virgin of the Annunciation, 1512-1514
Virgin of the Annunciation, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald Weeping Woman, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald Woman Looking Up, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald
Virgin of the Annunciation, 1512-1514 Weeping Woman, 1512-1514 Woman Looking Up, 1512-1514
Woman with Open Robe, 1512 - 1514 - Matthias Grünewald Annunciation (detail), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald Annunciation and Resurrection, c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald
Woman with Open Robe, 1512-1514 Annunciation (detail), 1510-1515 Annunciation and Resurrection, c.1515
Christ on the Cross (detail from the central Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald Concert of Angels (detail from the cental left Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald Detail from The Concert of Angels, 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald
Christ on the Cross (detail from the central Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece)c.1512-c.1515 Concert of Angels (detail from the central left Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece), 1510-1515 Detail from The Concert of Angels, 1510-1515
Entombment (detail from The bottom of The first view of the Isenheim Altar), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald Isenheim Altarpiece (third view), c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald

Kneeling King with Two Angels, 1515 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Entombment (detail from The bottom of The first view of the Isenheim Altar)

 

Isenheim Altarpiece (third view), c.1515 Kneeling King with Two Angels, 1515

Mary with the Child and Young St. John, 1515 - Matthias Grünewald

 

St. Anthony Visiting St .Paul the Hermit in the Desert (detail), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald

 

St. John in the Forest, 1515 - Matthias Grünewald

 

Mary with the Child and Young St. John, 1515 St. Anthony Visiting St .Paul the Hermit in the Desert (detail), 1510-1515 St. John in the Forest, 1515

St. Sebastian, c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald

Suffering Man (detail from The Temptation of St. Anthony), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald The Annunciation (detail), c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald
St. Sebastian, c.1515 Suffering Man (detail from The Temptation of St. Anthony), 1510-1515 The Annunciation (detail), c.1515
The Annunciation (detail), c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald The Annunciation (left wing of the Isenheim Altar), c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald The Annunciation; Virgin and Child with Angels; The Resurrection (Second view with the open wings), c.1510 - c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald
The Annunciation (detail), c.1515 The Annunciation (left wing of the Isenheim Altar), c.1515 The Annunciation; Virgin and Child with Angels; The Resurrection (Second view with the open wings), c.1510-c.1515
The Crucifixion (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald The Entombment (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald The first view of the altar: St. Sebastian (left), The Crucifixion (central), St. Anthony (right), Entombment (bottom), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald
The Crucifixion (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1515 The Entombment (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1515 The first view of the altar: St. Sebastian (left), The Crucifixion (central), St. Anthony (right), Entombment (bottom), 1510-1515
The second view of the altar. St Anthony Visiting St Paul the Hermit in the Desert (left), The Temptation of St. Anthony (right). Central part are carved figures of St. August, St. Anthony, St. Jerome; bottom part Jesus with 12 Apostles., 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald The Temptation of St Anthony (detail), 1510 - 1515 - Hieronymus Bosch
The second view of the altar. St Anthony Visiting St Paul the Hermit in the Desert (left), The Temptation of St. Anthony (right). Central part are carved figures of St. August, St. Anthony, St. Jerome; bottom part Jesus with 12 Apostles., 1510-1515 The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail), 1510-1515 The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail), 1510-1515
The Temptation of St. Anthony (right wing of the Isenheim Altar), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald The Annunciation; Virgin and Child with Angels; The Resurrection (Second view with the open wings), c.1510 - c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald Virgin and Mary Magdalen at the foot of the Cross (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1510 - c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald
The Temptation of St. Anthony (right wing of the Isenheim Altar), 1510-1515 View with open wings: Annunciation (left), Concert of Angels (central left), Nativity (cental right), Resurrection (right), 1510-1515 Virgin and Mary Magdalen at the foot of the Cross (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1510-c.1515
Visit of St. Anthony to St. Paul and Temptation of St. Anthony, c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald A Glass Jug (detail from the Concert of Angels from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald Annunciation to the Shepherds (detail from the Annunciation from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald
Visit of St. Anthony to St. Paul and Temptation of St. Anthony, c.1515 A Glass Jug (detail from the Concert of Angels from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 Annunciation to the Shepherds (detail from the Annunciation from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516
Archangel Gabriel (detail from the Annunciation from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald Demons Armed with Sticks (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald John the Apostle (Half Length Portrait of a Man with a Pinfeather Looking Up), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald
Archangel Gabriel (detail from the Annunciation from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 Demons Armed with Sticks (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 John the Apostle (Half Length Portrait of a Man with a Pinfeather Looking Up), c.1512-c.1516
Nativity and Concert of Angels from the Isenheim Altarpiece (central panel), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald Soldiers Guarding Christ's Tomb at the Resurrection (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald St. Anthony Visiting St. Paul the Hermit in the Desert (left wing of the Isenheim Altar), 1512 - 1516 - Matthias Grünewald
Nativity and Concert of Angels from the Isenheim Altarpiece (central panel), c.1512-c.1516 Soldiers Guarding Christ’s Tomb at the Resurrection (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 St. Anthony Visiting St. Paul the Hermit in the Desert (left wing of the Isenheim Altar), c.1512-c.1516
The Concert of Angels (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald The Devil Attacking the Window (detail from St. Anthony the Hermit from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald
St. John the Baptist (detail from the Annunciation from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 The Concert of Angels (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 The Devil Attacking the Window (detail from St. Anthony the Hermit from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516
The Entombment (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald The Isenheim Altarpiece, c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald The Prophet Isaiah (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald
The Entombment (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 The Isenheim Altarpiece, c.1512-c.1516 The Prophet Isaiah (detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516
The Resurrection of Christ (right wing of the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald The Resurrection of Christ (detail from the right wing of the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald The Virgin Illuminated (detail from the Concert of Angels from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald
The Resurrection of Christ (detail from the right wing of the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 The Resurrection of Christ (right wing of the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516 The Virgin Illuminated (detail from the Concert of Angels from the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1512-c.1516
Altarpiece of Our Lady of the Snows, c.1517 - c.1519 - Matthias Grünewald The Stuppach Madonna, c.1517 - c.1519 - Matthias Grünewald Virgin and Child, 1514 - 1519 - Matthias Grünewald
Altarpiece of Our Lady of the Snows, c.1517-c.1519 The Stuppach Madonna, c.1517-c.1519 Virgin and Child, 1514-1519
Head of a Shouting Man, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald Head of a Shouting Man, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald Head of a Young Woman, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald
Head of a Shouting Man, c.1520 Head of a Shouting Man, c.1520 Head of a Young Woman, c.1520
Mary with the Sun below her Feet, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald Smiling Woman, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald St. Catherine, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald
Mary with the Sun below her Feet, c.1520 Smiling Woman, c.1520 St. Catherine, c.1520
St. Dorothy with the Basket of Flowers, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald Unfinished Study, c.1520 - Matthias Grünewald Saints Erasmus and Mauritius, 1517 - 1523 - Matthias Grünewald
St. Dorothy with the Basket of Flowers, c.1520 Unfinished Study, c.1520 Saints Erasmus and Mauritius, 1517-1523
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1523 - 1524 - Matthias Grünewald Man Looking Up, 1523 - 1524 - Matthias Grünewald St. Maurice (detail from The Meeting of St. Erasmus and St. Maurice), c.1520 - c.1524 - Matthias Grünewald
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1523-1524 Man Looking Up, 1523-1524 St. Maurice (detail from The Meeting of St. Erasmus and St. Maurice), c.1520-c.1524
The Crucifixion, 1523 - 1524 - Matthias Grünewald Head of an Old Man, c.1525 - Matthias Grünewald Lamentation of Christ, c.1525 - Matthias Grünewald
The Crucifixion, 1523-1524 Head of an Old Man, c.1525 Lamentation of Christ, c.1525
Lamentation of Christ (detail), c.1525 - Matthias Grünewald The Triple Face, c.1525 - Matthias Grünewald Benefactor with Bird Cage - Matthias Grünewald
Lamentation of Christ (detail), c.1525 The Triple Face, c.1525 Benefactor with Bird Cage
Crucifixion Altarpiece (detail), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald Heller Altarpiece (detail from central part), 1508 - 1509 - Matthias Grünewald Nativity (detail from the cental right Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald
Crucifixion Altarpiece (detail) Heller Altarpiece (detail from central part) Nativity (detail from the cental right Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece)
Nativity (detail from the cental right Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece), c.1515 - Matthias Grünewald St. Anthony Visiting St. Paul the Hermit in the Desert (detail), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald The Crucifixion 3 (detail), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald
Nativity (detail from the central right Crucifixion panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece) St. Anthony Visiting St. Paul the Hermit in the Desert (detail) The Crucifixion 3 (detail)
The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail), c.1512 - c.1516 - Matthias Grünewald The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail) - Matthias Grünewald The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail), 1510 - 1515 - Matthias Grünewald
The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail) The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail) The Temptation of St. Anthony (detail)