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Description: | This episode from the New Testament can be considered a preface to the Passion. Mary Magdalene kneels to anoint Christ's feet with expensive perfume while he dines in the house of Simon the Pharisee. When the apostles complain about the woman's gesture, Christ defends her behaviour as a preparation for his approaching death. The figure of Judas, seen from behind holding a bag of money, and the composition are derived from Maerten van Heemskerck's Passion series. The painter probably belonged to the Romanist circle - Flemish artists who were influenced by the Italian Renaissance. | Subjects: | Mary Magdalene) religion (Christ | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Coxie, Michiel, I (Flemish painter, 1499-1592) Æ Attributed to circle of Previously attributed to Flemish School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8993... | Go to resource |
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