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| Keywords: Lucas Cranach the elder - Mary Magdalene (?) - Walters 37269.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749622 Creator Lucas Cranach I Lucas Cranach the Elder the greatest German artist of the 16th century after Albrecht Dürer painted several small images of beguiling young women-often superficially justified by a moral association for the private enjoyment of his aristocratic male patrons Indeed this attractive young woman in rich attire sends mixed signals Her hair hangs loosely so she is a not married woman whose hair would be discretely controlled In a formal portrait this would indicate that she is a virgin However she engages the viewer directly with an unabashed gaze and an expression suggesting familiarity This would be inappropriate for an unmarried woman of a respectable family Her gold jewelry and velvet dress is fashionable but she wears no high-necked blouse under it This provocative young woman could be Mary Magdalene often said to have been a prostitute before she met Christ ca 1525 Renaissance oil on panel cm 36 3 25 7 accession number 37 269 21924 Henry Walters Baltimore between 1903 and 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1903-1909 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license 2D Religious paintings by Lucas Cranach I Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum 16th-century paintings of Mary Magdalene Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum 1520s paintings in the United States Female long hair in art Paintings of sitting women 16th-century religious paintings in the United States Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum 16th-century oil on panel paintings in the United States Puff sleeves Renaissance paintings of saints Mary Magdalen Ornamental clothing in art Chokers in art 1520s religious paintings 1520s paintings from Germany Lucas Cranach the elder - Mary Magdalene (?) - Walters 37269.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749622 Creator Lucas Cranach I Lucas Cranach the Elder the greatest German artist of the 16th century after Albrecht Dürer painted several small images of beguiling young women-often superficially justified by a moral association for the private enjoyment of his aristocratic male patrons Indeed this attractive young woman in rich attire sends mixed signals Her hair hangs loosely so she is a not married woman whose hair would be discretely controlled In a formal portrait this would indicate that she is a virgin However she engages the viewer directly with an unabashed gaze and an expression suggesting familiarity This would be inappropriate for an unmarried woman of a respectable family Her gold jewelry and velvet dress is fashionable but she wears no high-necked blouse under it This provocative young woman could be Mary Magdalene often said to have been a prostitute before she met Christ ca 1525 Renaissance oil on panel cm 36 3 25 7 accession number 37 269 21924 Henry Walters Baltimore between 1903 and 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1903-1909 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license 2D Religious paintings by Lucas Cranach I Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum 16th-century paintings of Mary Magdalene Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum 1520s paintings in the United States Female long hair in art Paintings of sitting women 16th-century religious paintings in the United States Cranach Lucas 1; Maria Magdalene; Walters Art Museum 16th-century oil on panel paintings in the United States Puff sleeves Renaissance paintings of saints Mary Magdalen Ornamental clothing in art Chokers in art 1520s religious paintings 1520s paintings from Germany | ||||
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