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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Christ Appearing to the Magdalen

Christ Appearing to the Magdalen

1480–90
(German, c.1450–1491)
Sheet: 15.9 x 15.9 cm (6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Lehrs V.102.15
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The fence shown in this print is called wattle fencing, a type known since antiquity and used primarily to contain livestock during the late Middle Ages.

Description

According to the Gospel of John, right after his resurrection, Christ appeared to Mary Magdalene, who had come to anoint his body at his tomb. At first, she mistook Christ for a gardener. When he revealed himself, he said to Magdalene, "Noli me tangere" (Touch me not) and invited her to inform the apostles that he was ascending to his Father. Schongauer conveys the emotion and surprise of the Magdalen by showing her drapery flying behind her in the wind.
  • ?–1956
    Estate of Fanny Tewksbury King, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 11, 1956–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Love Gardens / Forbidden Fruit. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 2-October 29, 2023).
    Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).
  • {{cite web|title=Christ Appearing to the Magdalen|url=false|author=Martin Schongauer|year=1480–90|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1956.743