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Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen
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Mary Magdalene bathing Christ’s feet is relegated to a tiny vignette in the background of this engraving. Nearly all of the foreground space is devoted to the weeping Magdalene, her voluptuous beauty referencing her previous life as a prostitute. She holds a vessel containing the ointment she will use to bathe Christ’s feet.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHeroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen, c. 1595. Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607), after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1973.131.2
