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Keywords: German - Saint Mary Magdalene - Walters 27297 - Three Quarter.jpg This figure of Mary Magdalene identified by the ointment jar is probably from a group of the Three Marys at the Tomb On Easter morning the women approached the tomb of Christ in order to anoint the body Mary Magdalene's surprise at finding the tomb empty is delicately expressed by her raised right hand and backward step Such carved wooden statues came from a church interior Most statues of this type were originally covered by gesso a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris and then painted in vibrant colors with some details gilded; only traces of these decorations still remain ca 1480 1530 late Gothic-Northern Renaissance pine paint cm 119 accession number 27 297 21982 Henry Walters Baltimore by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Ulm Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Mary Magdalene Wooden statues
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