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Saint Mary Magdalene is identified by her emblem, the covered pot containing the ointment with which she anointed Christ. This small panel is one of at least twelve versions of this image. The others are very similar in size, style and technique and may have been mass produced by tracing in the same workshop. All are attributed to an artist known as the Master of the Magdalen Legend after a large dismembered triptych showing episodes from the life of Mary Magdalene, probably painted in the mid-1520s. The Master also painted The Magdalen Weeping (also in the National Gallery collection), which is considerably better drawn and painted. The artist of this panel was a poor draughtsman: Mary’s cranium is too high and narrow, her eyes are not properly aligned, her nose is too far in profile and her hands are too small and look oddly boneless.
Title
The Magdalen
Date
about 1510
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 30 x W 20.3 cm
Accession number
NG2614
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting
