Mary Magdalen at the Foot of the Cross
Follower of the Master of Rimini
The penitent Magdalen at the base of a now-lost crucifix was the focus of a carved altarpiece. Depictions of Mary Magdalen as a solitary figure before the cross first appeared in Italian painting of the twelfth century.
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