The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene

The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene

1506
(German, 1472–1553)
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 94
Location: not on view

Description

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.
  • 16th Century German Woodcuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-February 26, 1939).
  • {{cite web|title=The Ecstasy of Saint Mary Magdalene|url=false|author=Lucas Cranach|year=1506|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1922.110