In its second stage, an angel in pink plays the cello in front of an elaborate baldachino, while its outer carvings depict St. Augustine and Jerome among others.
This artistic labor was inspired by a popular text of St. Bridget's life in Sweden and depicts several scenes from that work.  In its second stage, an angel in pink plays the cello in front of an elaborate baldachino, while its outer carvings depict St. Augustine and Jerome among others. The first stage shows St. Sebastian on one wing and a Lamenation on the predella.  Originally commissioned for a hospice for syphilitics run by the Order of St. Anthony, its most compelling part is the gruesomely wounded, crucified Christ in the center.  FTP, name this polyptych completed in 1515 by Matthias Grunewald.
This artistic labor was inspired by a popular text of St. Bridget's life in Sweden and depicts several scenes from that work.  
Isenheim Altarpiece