Lucas Cranach, The Ecstasy of St. Mary Magdalene
Prasse Collection, 1973.230 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Lucas Cranach

The Ecstasy of St. Mary Magdalene

1506

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
woodcut
Dimensions
24.6 × 14.5 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-216525

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

Provenance

Prasse Collection, 1973.230

Registry history

  • 1506 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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