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Anthony Pontabry and Juliette Lévy led teams in a four-year public restoration of this artwork that concluded in 2022. One part of this artwork includes a raven bringing bread above some trees as a deer sits in between two men. This artwork’s patron Guido Guersi is depicted kneeling in front of St. Augustine, part of its gilded polychrome sculptures carved (15[1])by Nicolas of Haguenau. (-5[1])In this artwork, a small (*) lamb carrying a cross stands next to John the Baptist, accompanied by the Latin quote “He must increase, but I must decrease.” A giant orb of orange light accompanies Jesus in this artwork’s Resurrection panel. The unusual sores in the crucifixion scene of this artwork were meant to reflect patients with ergotism treated at the Monastery of St. Anthony. For 10 points, name this altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Isenheim Altarpiece
<Jeremy Tsai, Visual Fine Arts>
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2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y683%33%33%99.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y2100%50%0%101.50
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%20%40%106.20
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y475%25%25%85.67
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%50%50%97.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y20%0%50%0.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%135.50