The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene

c. 1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a woman standing with her hands clasped near her chin. Surrounding her are four angelic figures, two on each side, wearing red robes. Below them is an upside-down head with a serene expression, surrounded by blue fabric and black triangular shapes or handles. The background is light beige with abstract colored shapes, enclosed by a bold red and orange border, and blue coloring at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, blue, green, rose, gold, and orange

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.799

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, Vol. IX, no. 1603, State d

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anton W.M. Mensing; Sotheby's, December 16, 1936, lot 228.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 232, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q64953389

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