Matthias Grünewald, “Isenheim Altarpiece” (c. 1509–15), oil on panel, 105 9/10 inches x 10 feet, held at the Unterlinden Museum, Alsace (image via Wikimedia Commons) Nits and fleas bedeviled the ...
Unknown artist, "Mummy portrait of a young woman named Eirene from Egypt” detail (c. 1st century BCE–1st century CE), encaustic on wood panel (image via Wikimedia Commons) Being a public persona on ...