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The Ecstasy of St. Mary Magdalene
Lucas Cranach the Elder1506
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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
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- Title: The Ecstasy of St. Mary Magdalene
- Creator: Lucas Cranach (German, 1472-1553)
- Date Created: 1506
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 24.6 x 14.5 cm (9 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24.6 x 14.5 cm (9 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.230
- Medium: woodcut
- State of work: II/II
- Department: Prints
- Culture: Germany, 16th century
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
- Collection: PR - Woodcut
- Accession Number: 1973.230
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