In the Roettgen Pietà from fourteenth-century Germany,the shrunken,twisted body of Jesus and the oversized,anguished head of Mary are accentuated for expressive effect.This distortion of the human body,________ form that we can all understand,makes the viewer feel uneasy and impresses on us the suffering of mother and son.

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The term "organic" refers to forms that are irregular and asymmetrical, which is appropriate for the depiction of the human body in the Roettgen Pietà. The distorted, shrunken body of Jesus and the oversized head of Mary convey the intense emotions of the scene and emphasize the suffering of the figures.

In the Roettgen Pietà from Fourteenth-Century Germany,the Shrunken,twisted Body of Jesus