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The Ecstasy of St. Mary Magdalene

1506

Lucas Cranach

(German, 1472–1553)
Culture
Germany
Medium
woodcut
Measurements
Image: 24.6 x 14.5 cm (9 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.6 x 14.5 cm (9 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1973.230
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein 94
State
II/II
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

According to medieval legend, Mary Magdalene was a fallen woman until she devoted herself to Christ. During her ascetic life in the wilderness, angels raised her aloft seven times a day to hear the music of the heavenly host while her visions of paradise enhanced her radiance. Interested in reviving classical ideals, Renaissance artists such as Lucas Cranach the Elder gave Mary Magdalene a Venus-like body to personify her divine beauty

The Ecstasy of St. Mary Magdalene

1506

Lucas Cranach

(German, 1472–1553)
Germany

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