The Crucifixion panel in the Isenheim Altarpiece emphasizes _________________.

a. the physical suffering of Christ.
b. that the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene restrained their emotions at the foot of the cross.
c. that God the Father spared his son from suffering by making his body go numb.


Ans: a. the physical suffering of Christ.

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