Brooklyn Museum: European Art: Portrait of a Lady as Mary Magdalen

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Portrait of a Lady as Mary Magdalen

Bartolomeo uses the device of the vase on the foreground parapet to prompt an association with Mary Magdalene, the saint believed to have anointed Christ’s feet. The rich embroideries and jewelry may refer to New Testament descriptions of Mary Magdalene as well as to the actual sitter’s status as a woman of wealth, while her frank, serious gaze suggests the piety of the saint, the lady’s likely namesake.

Artist: Bartolomeo Veneto, Italian, North Italian School, active 1502-1531
Medium: Oil on cradled panel
Place Made: Italy
Dates: 1520s
Dimensions: 22 5/8 x 17 5/8 in. (57.5 x 44.8 cm) Frame: 46 x 34 in. (116.8 x 86.4 cm)
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Beaux-Arts Court, North, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 21.79
Credit Line: Bequest of A. Augustus Healy
Image: Overall, 21.79_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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