| Title: | Mary Magdalene |
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| Notes: | "According to Church (but not biblical) tradition, Mary Magdalene was a sinful woman, who upon meeting Christ repented her former ways. She was present at the Crucifixion and later went to anoint Christ's dead body (in accordance with Jewish burial ritual), only to discover that he was resurrected. As in this painting, the Magdalene is often depicted as a great beauty with long golden hair. She is shown here transferring the ointment from a maiolica pharmacy jar to a smaller vessel. Probably a follower of Andrea Solario, the artist has represented the Magdalene in a style influenced by the works of Leonardo da Vinci, particularly in the subtle "sfumato" technique that invisibly blends light and shade and make contours appear soft." [Walters Art Museum] |
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| Date: | ca. 1524 |
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| Artist: | Lombardo, Antonio, approximately 1458-1516 |
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| Building: | Walters Art Museum
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| Object/Function: | Painting |
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| City/Town: | Baltimore
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| State: | MD
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| Country: | United States
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| Person as Subject: | Mary Magdalene (Biblical figure)
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| Copyright Source: | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrea_Solario_-_Mary_Magdalen_-_Walters_37509.jpg |
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| Copyright Permission: | Please visit the URL in the Copyright Source field on this page for details about reusing this image. |
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| Attribution: | Lombardo, Antonio, approximately 1458-1516. Mary Magdalene, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55421 [retrieved May 7, 2024]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrea_Solario_-_Mary_Magdalen_-_Walters_37509.jpg. |
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| Record Number: | 55421
Last Updated: 2021-07-28 15:10:18
Record Created: 2012-12-16 15:19:22 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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