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Source Description
This figure of Mary Magdalene, identified by the ointment jar, is probably from a group of the Three Marys at the Tomb. On Easter morning, the women approached the tomb of Christ in order to anoint the body. Mary Magdalene's surprise at finding the tomb empty is delicately expressed by her raised right hand and backward step.Such carved wooden statues came from a church interior. Most statues of this type were originally covered by gesso (a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris) and then painted in vibrant colors, with some details gilded; only traces of these decorations still remain.
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Document identity
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21982
label
Saint Mary Magdalene
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obj
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sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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21982
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contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Saint Mary Magdalene
description
This figure of Mary Magdalene, identified by the ointment jar, is probably from a group of the Three Marys at the Tomb. On Easter morning, the women approached the tomb of Christ in order to anoint the body. Mary Magdalene's surprise at finding the tomb empty is delicately expressed by her raised right hand and backward step.Such carved wooden statues came from a church interior. Most statues of this type were originally covered by gesso (a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris) and then painted in vibrant colors, with some details gilded; only traces of these decorations still remain.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1480-1530 (Late Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
46 7/8 in. (119 cm)
style
late Gothic
Source extras
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Medieval European
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wood (pine), paint
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6211
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REN
MED
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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