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The composition is based on Quinten Massys‘ Saint Mary Magdalene (Louvre, Paris). The Master of 1518 seems to have made an effort to suggest that the saint lived in an exotic past: her clothes are extravagantly rich and present a strange assortment of elements of historic, German, Italian, oriental and fancy dress. Her hairstyle is reminiscent of Venus’ in Botticelli’s Venus and Mars; the artist may have seen a print of it by one of Botticelli’s Florentine contemporaries.
Title
The Magdalen
Date
about 1530
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 52.7 x W 34.9 cm
Accession number
NG719
Acquisition method
Presented by Queen Victoria at the Prince Consort's wish, 1863
Work type
Painting