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The sinner at the banquet at Simon's, who anoints Jesus's feet. stained glass window (25 cm diameter) — ca. 1520 - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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Rogier van der Weyden
Mary with her precious
spikenard ointment Musée du Louvre (Paris) |
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MASTER of the life the Holy Virgin
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classic Noli me tangere scene where Jesus appears to Mary, who wants to hold Jesus but is rebuked. Jesus as the risen Lord ascends to heaven with the victory vane of the cross. |
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Fra ANGELICO
Noli me tangere.. |
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Mary the Penitent |
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TITIAAN Vecellio
Trend-setting painting: the penitent Magdalene. The skull as a symbol of 'Vanitas' is resting on her knees. See also the following image as a domestic variant of it. |
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LA TOUR, Georges de
The Magdalene with the Lamp
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ERHART, Gregor
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DONATELLO
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Mary of Egypt |
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The "Egyptian" and abbot Zosimus |
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Abbot Zosimus gives his cloak to
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Guiseppe DE RIBERA 1591- 1652 Musee Fabre, Montpellier. The old hermit dressed in the cloak of Zosimus |
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The Trip to Marseille |
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Maria (Martha and Lazarus) land
at Marseille and convert the local population. Note: as in a graphic novel there is more than one scene to see |
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Mary Magdalene's journey to Marseille 1320, Fresco
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The Holy Cave at Sainte Baume |
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Mary Magdalene in "levitation" |
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RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Tilman
Note how Mary like the Egyptian is completely covered with hair. The following figure depicts the same scene from the legend. |
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LORENZO DI CREDI
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LUCAS MOSER (?) Altarpiece in the Church of Maria Magdalena (Tiefenbronn) 15th Century (Click on the image to see the details) All relevant stories (except the Noli me tangere) of the composite Maria are gathered together. Top = Bethany: Mary washes Jesus' feet (Martha at work) Left: arival at Marseille -- Middle: below: saints asleep, above Mary appears in a dream to the Princess, promising child-birth -- Right: Last communion of Mary (St. Maximin): she is dressed only in her hair (The Penitent, the Egyptian). |
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