Question

The appearance of _____ in the imagery of the Isenheim Altarpiece reflect its location next to a hospital.​

Answer 1

Answer:

C) ​saints associated with healing

Explanation:

The Isenheim Altarpiece is a piece of altar painted for the Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim (Colmar, France).

This is Antonine hospital and monastery for Order of St Antony, also called Hospital Brothers of Saint Anthony because of their care for the diseased people who were suffering from ergotism, which was called Saint Anthony's Fire in Medieval period.

Parts of the altarpiece describe scenes of healing or associated with healing and suffering.

• Jesus is painted afflicted with sores that resemble those that became of plague, which was a symbol to people who suffered that Jesus understood them and went through the same pains.
• There is an image of St Sebastian the Martyr who was tied to a tree and shot with the arrows but survived. He was rescued and healed by St Irene.
• The part paints St Antony of Padua, who is, as mentioned connected to the healing order.
• The images of these two saints were supposed to help and heal the sick.