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Ghent Altarpiece
Matthias Grünewald: Isenheim Altarpiece
Luca della Robbia: St. Anselm of Canterbury
The Crucifixion, centre panel of the Isenheim Altarpiece (closed view), by Matthias Grunewald, 1515; in the Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France.
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