What is Matthias Grünewald?
[[File:Matthias Gruenewald-Zeichnungen-Brustbild eines aufwaerts blickenden Mannes mit Federkiel.jpg|thumb|This drawing has often been seen as the only authentic self portrait of Grünewald. Newer studies suggest however, that it is a study about [[John the Baptist]]]] '''Mathias Grünewald''' (c. 1470 in [[Würzburg]], died 31 August 1528) was a [[Germany|German]] [[painter]] and [[artist]]. Today he is seen as one of the important German artists of the [[Renaissance]]. His real name was ''Mathias Gothart'' or ''Mathias Neidhardt'', his first name is also spelled ''Mathis''. Sometimes he is called '''Mathias of [[Aschaffenburg]]'''. Today, only ten paintings and 35 drawings survive. At first many of his works were attributed to [[Albrecht Dürer]], even though Dürer's style of paining is completely different. All the surviving works have [[religion|religious]] motifs. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grunewald, Mathias}} [[Category:1470s births]] [[Category:1528 deaths]] [[Category:German painters]] [[Category:People from Würzburg]]