Rogier van der Weyden 1399/1400 – 1464
Mary Magdalene (1450)
oil on panel (41 × 34 cm) — ca. 1450
Rogier van der Weyden biography
This work is linked to John 12:3
John 12 - New Testament
John 12 1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then
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Right panel of the Braque triptych.
This may very well be the finest Flemish 15th century portrait existing. Please note Mary's elegant posture, her splendid clothes and delicate face. In her hand is her usual attribute; the jar with ointment with which she has anointed Jesus' feet.
The text in the top refers to that act as described in John 12. In Latin, it reads "Maria ergo accepit libram ungenti nardi pistici, pretiosi, et unxit pedes Iesu". In KJV-English: "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus".
- wings closed
- left wing: John the Baptist
- centre panel: Mary, Jesus, John the Evangelist
- right wing: Mary Magdalene
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