The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 15, 2025

Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen

c. 1595

Jan Saenredam

(Dutch, 1565–1607)
designer

after Hendrick Goltzius

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

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.
  • ?–1973
    (David Tunick, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1973–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 2, 2019-July 1, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen|url=false|author=Jan Saenredam, Hendrick Goltzius|year=c. 1595|access-date=15 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1973.131.2