Saint Mary Magdalene
Gregor Erhart
About 1515-1520, Germany • Lime-wood, originally polychrome, base and front part of feet added in the 19th century
Saint Mary Magdalene
Gregor Erhart
About 1515-1520, Germany • Lime-wood, originally polychrome, base and front part of feet added in the 19th century
I beg you not to make any noise, or you’ll disturb the rapture into which I am plunged. My long hair falls in a spectacular golden cascade that drapes over me like a cloak of glory. You might think you are admiring ideal physical beauty, but in fact, what you see is the depiction of the purity of my soul.