Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen (c. 1595): Art, History and Details

Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen (c. 1595) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607); Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Heroines of the New Testament: Mary Magdalen
• Date: c. 1595
• Creator attribution: Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565–1607); Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)
• Culture: Netherlands, 16th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: engraving
• Collection: PR - Engraving
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1973.131.2

Collection credit

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland

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