Description
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.
Provenance
(David Tunick, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1973); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1973–)
Accession Number
1973.131.2
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
N/A
Classification
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
