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Crucifixion

One of the most famous paintings of the Crucifixion was made for the Monestary of St. Anthony in Isenheim.  It is an altarpiece sculpted and painted by, respectively, the Germans Niclaus of Haguenau and Matthias Grünewald in 1512–1516.

The Monastery specialized in hospital work and the Antonine monks of the monastery were noted for their care of plague sufferers as well as their treatment of skin diseases, such as ergotism.

​The image of the crucified Christ is pitted with plague-type sores, showing patients that Jesus understood and shared their afflictions. 

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