Description
Saint Mary Magdalen rises above a rocky landscape, supported by a gathering of small angels. Her hands meet in prayer as her long hair falls around her body, and a radiant halo opens behind her head. A solitary figure watches from below, while a distant shoreline and small vessels carry the landscape toward the horizon.
Albrecht Dürer’s woodcut connects spiritual elevation with a carefully described natural world. The angels’ wings and overlapping bodies surround the upright saint, while the rock beneath her anchors the scene to the earth she is leaving. Closely worked marks give texture to hair, feathers and stone. The composition’s quiet symmetry allows the miraculous ascent to feel serene, balancing the saint’s stillness with the lively effort of her attendants.
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