Saint Mary Magdalene reaches out for the risen Christ; he points away. Engraving by W. Walker, c. 1760, after P. da Cortona.

  • Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.
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[between 1760 and 1769]
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23307i
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Saint Mary Magdalene reaches out for the risen Christ; he points away. Engraving by W. Walker, c. 1760, after P. da Cortona. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. N.T. John 20.14-18. Christ leans on a garden tool. Mary wears a halo. Christ tells Mary, "Do not touch me (noli me tangere), for I have not yet ascended to the father" (John 20.17)

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[London] : John Boydell, [between 1760 and 1769]

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1 print : etching with line engraving ; image 26.4 x 21.5 cm

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Christ appearing to Mary in the garden. From the original picture painted by Pietro da Cortona, in the collection of the right honorable the Earl of Orford, at Houghton ... Lettering continues: "Vol. II. No. 12. Size of the picture 1f. 8 by 1f. 9£ in height. Pietro da Cortona pinxit. Wm. Walker sculpsit"

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Wellcome Collection 23307i

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