Christ anointed by Mary Magdalene
Maker
(artist)
1498-1574
(engraver)
1571-1628
(publisher)
1618-1679
1498-1574
(engraver)
1571-1628
(publisher)
1618-1679
Title
Christ anointed by Mary Magdalene
Date of Production
1566
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 24.8 cm
Width: 24.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.2960.381
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
In this engraving, Heemskerck’s drawn composition (also in the Courtauld collection) is shown in reverse as is typical in printmaking. The scene is staged in a space evocative of ancient Rome. In the distance we see the Pantheon. Juxtaposing Christian narrative with overtly pagan Roman imagery, Heemskerck historicises the biblical story and also recalls his own experience as a young artist, drawing the antiquities of Rome when he travelled there in the 1530s.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
Drawings Gallery Display - Renaissance Modern, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 22/04/2015-07/06/2015
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto, lower left: "MHeemskerk In //". Recto, lower right: "BEATI QUI LUGENT, / RICORDES, / QVONIAM IPSI / CONSULABUNTUR / Matt.5.4. //". Recto, lower margin: "Ma Te animo, paltus fletu quem moeror & eger / Lustus agit; 'nam te' solamina grata manebunt. / Rore rigat plantas Christi lachrymosa fideli / Magdala, hinc venia & sequitur lustratio mentis. / 2 //". Recto, lower margin (later Witt inscription): "Theatrum Biblicum, 1674. //".
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