Saint Anthony and Saint Sebastian appear in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece because of their association with what?
A) The Virgin Mary
B) Craft and artist guilds
C) The Protestant Reformation
D) Disease and miraculous cures

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Saint Anthony and Saint Sebastian are depicted in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece due to their association with disease and miraculous cures. The altarpiece was intended for a hospital where monks cared for patients suffering from skin diseases, among others, and these saints were invoked for their healing intercessions.

Saint Anthony and Saint Sebastian Appear in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece