The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 26, 2024
Christ Appearing to the Magdalen
1480–90
(German, c.1450–1491)
Sheet: 15.9 x 15.9 cm (6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1956.743
Catalogue raisonné: Lehrs V.102.15
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The fence shown in this print is called wattle fencing, a type known since antiquity and used primarily to contain livestock during the late Middle Ages.Description
According to the Gospel of John, right after his resurrection, Christ appeared to Mary Magdalene, who had come to anoint his body at his tomb. At first, she mistook Christ for a gardener. When he revealed himself, he said to Magdalene, "Noli me tangere" (Touch me not) and invited her to inform the apostles that he was ascending to his Father. Schongauer conveys the emotion and surprise of the Magdalen by showing her drapery flying behind her in the wind.- ?–1956Estate of Fanny Tewksbury King, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OHDecember 11, 1956–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Love Gardens / Forbidden Fruit. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 2-October 29, 2023).Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).
- {{cite web|title=Christ Appearing to the Magdalen|url=false|author=Martin Schongauer|year=1480–90|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1956.743