Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross

ca. 1420–30

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

The penitent Magdalen at the base of a now-lost crucifix was the focus of a carved altarpiece. Depictions of Mary Magdalen as a solitary figure before the cross first appeared in Italian painting of the twelfth century.

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Title: Mary Magdalene at the Foot of the Cross
Artist: Follower of the Master of Rimini
Date: ca. 1420–30
Geography: Made in Netherlands
Culture: South Netherlandish
Medium: Alabaster
Dimensions: 8 7/16 × 3 11/16 × 4 1/16 in. (21.5 × 9.3 × 10.3 cm)
Classifications: Sculpture-Stone, Sculpture-Alabaster
Credit Line: Gift of Paul W. Doll Jr., 1965
Object Number: 65.85
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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