Noli me Tangere

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This small picture shows the moment that Christ, resurrected after death, appeared to Mary Magdalene. Mary – identifiable by her red robes and her long, flowing hair – had gone to Christ’s tomb to anoint his body with spices. She found it empty. Christ appeared to her, but as she reached out he stopped her, saying, ‘Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father’ (noli me tangere means, in Latin, ‘do not touch me’).

The picture came from the uppermost part of a large altarpiece dedicated to ‘All Saints’ (Ognissanti). It was made for the monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Florence. The altarpiece was probably commissioned by the monks in honour of a man called Franceschino di Ser Berto degli Albizzi, who had left money to the monastery in his will.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Noli me Tangere

Date

probably about 1370-5

Medium

Tempera on poplar

Measurements

H 55.5 x W 38 cm

Accession number

NG3894

Acquisition method

Presented by Henry Wagner, 1924

Work type

Painting

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