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Saint Mary Magdalene holds an ointment jar; in the background she washes Christ's feet with the ointment and dries them with her hair. Engraving by J. Saenredam after H. Goltzius.
- Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.
- Date
- [between 1600 and 1699?]
- Reference
- 556514i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Bible. N.T. Matthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 7; John 12. On the confused identity of Mary Magdalene, see L. Réau, Iconographie de l'art chrétien, Paris, 1957, vol. 2, p. 326. She is identified as a sinner, a courtesan, and as both Mary of Magdala and Mary of Bethany
Publication/Creation
[Amsterdam] : Joannes Janssonius excudit, [between 1600 and 1699?]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving
Lettering
Illa pedes Christi lachrymis rigat, inde capillis Abluit, et pura crimina mente dolet. Balthasearus Schoneus. H. Goltzius inventor ; I. Saenredam sculp.
References note
Adam Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, Nieuwkoop 1982, vol. 3, p. 141, Saenredam no. 45
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 556514i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores