The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene

Lucas CranachLinkedCulture matchlcp-bd6bd70e25f3

Date
1506
Medium
woodcut
Culture
Germany
Department
Prints
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
103910

According to medieval legend, Mary Magdalene was a fallen woman until she devoted herself to Christ. During her ascetic life in the wilderness, angels raised her aloft seven times a day to hear the music of the heavenly host while her visions of paradise enhanced her radiance. Interested in reviving classical ideals, Renaissance artists such as Lucas Cranach the Elder gave Mary Magdalene a Venus-like body to personify her divine beauty.

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Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland

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