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Ghent Altarpiece Grünewald, Matthias: Isenheim Altarpiece 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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Changed painting title from The Adoration of the Lamb to The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Aug 05, 2016
Article added to new online database. Jul 28, 1999
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