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Grunewald's Last Supper And The Crucifixion

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Unlike most people I am not disgusted by the presentation of Jesus in Grunewald's painting. Rather more I find the presentation of it to be thought-provoking with small details some may notice but not pick up the full meaning of. The first would be the lamb in the bottom left corner. The lamb, which is another name given to Jesus, is holding a small cross, looking like the piece that John is giving to Jesus in the "Madonna in the Meadows" painting, and a chalice under his foot. Both these point to pieces of Jesus' last days, the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. They seem a little like a joke that Grunewald wished to add to the painting, as we know that it is not a realistic part of the scene. The next bit would be how his body looks on the
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