Caption

Christ as the Gardener and Mary Magdalene, Wenzel Coebergher 1561–1634, painter; biblical scene depicting the Resurrected Christ as the Gardener and Mary Magdalene; Netherlandish religious painting, late 16th century; oil painting, height 85 cm, width 74 cm; New Testament subject; iconography: The Resurrected Christ as the Gardener., A framed oil painting shows a man and a woman in a wooded outdoor scene. The man stands on the left wearing a wide-brimmed brown hat and a draped deep red and pale pink cloth around his waist and shoulder, holding a long staff; his bare torso and feet are visible and he has a small mark on his chest. The woman kneels or sits on the right wearing a golden-brown dress with patterned fabric, a pale gray-blue cloak, and light-colored sleeves and leggings; she holds a small turquoise vessel in one hand and gestures with the other while looking toward the man. The background contains dark green and brown trees with areas of reddish foliage and a dim, cloudy sky, and the ground in the foreground features green foliage and small flowers. The overall palette includes deep reds, browns, golds, pale pink, gray-blue, green, and muted skin tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_212

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.6Mb (1.9Mb) / 12.1in x 14.0in / 3633 x 4190 (300dpi)

Keywords

Christ Gardener Mary Magdalene Wenzel Coebergher 1561–1634 painter biblical scene depicting Resurrected Christ Netherlandish religious painting late 16th century oil painting height 85 cm width 74 cm New Testament subject iconography framed oil painting man woman wooded outdoor scene man stands left wearing wide-brimmed brown hat draped deep red pale pink cloth waist shoulder holding long staff bare torso feet visible small mark chest woman kneels sits right wearing golden-brown dress patterned fabric pale gray-blue cloak light-colored sleeves leggings holds small turquoise vessel hand gestures looking background contains dark green brown trees areas reddish foliage dim cloudy sky ground foreground features green foliage small flowers palette includes deep reds browns golds pale pink gray-blue green muted skin tones.