(The Book of Revelation 7. 1-8)
woodcut from the Apocalypse series by Durer (1498)
The image of Christ also became a symbol. The revolting peasants
carried the crucifix into battle while Grunewald’s “The Altar of
Isenheim” depicted the Savior, the tormented, crucified Christ who symbolized
the true Gospel and the promise of salvation. “The crucified and tortured
Christ became the embodiment of the people’s struggle against the violation
of God-ordered equality”. (W. Hotte)
Kuno Mittelstadt: Durer, Berlin, 1979.8 p
