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The Repentant Mary Magdalen in a Cave: 23.I.3-608

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Repentant Mary Magdalen in a Cave

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sadeler, Jan I
Painter: Mostaert, Gillis (After)

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Description

Mary Magdalen is sitting to the left of the print with a book and a rosary in her right hand. The skull is in the foreground. Companion piece to "Saint Jerome in a Cave"

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Note

The margin has been cut.

School or Style

Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.I.3-608
Primary reference Number: 144729
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): 372
Wurzbach: 108

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2012

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Repentant Mary Magdalen in a Cave" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/144729 Accessed: 2024-05-08 08:41:12

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