Musée d’Unterlinden

museum, Colmar, France

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The Musé d'Unterlinden is a museum located in Colmar, France. It is housed in a former convent and is renowned for its collection, most notably the 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece by German painter Matthias Grünewald. This altarpiece was created for a hospital chapel in Isenheim, which cared for victims of the plague and ergotism. Grünewald's powerful depiction of Christ's suffering was intended to offer solace to the patients by showing Christ sharing in their afflictions. Colmar itself is a historic town known for its well-preserved architecture and is a center for tourism and wine trading.12

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The Musée d’Unterlinden, formerly a convent, houses the 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece, the masterwork of the German religious painter Matthias Grünewald. The home of the sculptor of New York City’s Statue of Liberty, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, who was born in Colmar in 1834, is a museum.
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The Musée d’Unterlinden, formerly a convent, houses the 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece, the masterwork of the German religious painter Matthias Grünewald. The home of the sculptor of New York City’s Statue of Liberty, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, who was born in Colmar in 1834, is a museum.
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