Matthias Grünewald was a German Renaissance painter who lived from approximately 1480 until 1528. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he avoided the classical influences of the Renaissance, instead continuing the expressive traditions of late medieval Central European art. His surviving body of work consists entirely of religious subjects, including several significant polyptychs and numerous drawings. He is most famous for his intense, visionary style, which utilizes vivid colors and dramatic forms to convey spiritual themes, most notably in his monumental Isenheim Altarpiece.