Title

Mary Magdalene, c.1530. Creator: Jan van Scorel.

Caption

Mary Magdalene, c.1530. A jar of ointment is the Magdalene's usual attribute, with which she is said to have tended Jesus’s feet. Van Scorel portrayed her as a seductive, lavishly dressed courtesan, a reference to her apparent origins as a prostitute. Her costume shows the influence of Italian painting on Van Scorel, which he absorbed when he travelled to Rome.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A66_415

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,6Mb (4,5Mb) / 17,0in x 14,8in / 5094 x 4432 (300dpi)

Keywords

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