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Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen

c. 1595

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)
designer

after Hendrick Goltzius

(Dutch, 1558–1617)
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Culture
Netherlands, 16th century
Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1973.131.2
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein XXIII.33.35
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Mary Magdalene bathing Christ’s feet is relegated to a tiny vignette in the background of this engraving. Nearly all of the foreground space is devoted to the weeping Magdalene, her voluptuous beauty referencing her previous life as a prostitute. She holds a vessel containing the ointment she will use to bathe Christ’s feet.

Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen

c. 1595

Jan Saenredam, Hendrick Goltzius

(Dutch, 1565–1607), (Dutch, 1558–1617)
Netherlands, 16th century

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