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Mary Magdalene on her way to Marseille. Castilian school, 15th century.
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Mary Magdalene on her way to Marseille. oil on board. Castilian school, towards the last third of the century XV. Oil on panel showing a landscape in the background with a walled city, some mountains and the shore of a watercourse (from the theme it is seen that it is the shore from sea). In the foreground and in full body, a boat with a sail appears with a circus richly dressed characters and with their respective nimbus (these decorated with geometric elements and engraved vegetables), two women and three men. Note the anecdotal detail of the fish crossing the waters under the ship. In the Golden Legend, chapter XCVI is dedicated to the figure of Mary Magdalene, including the journey that she performed together with Saint Maximinus, Lazarus, Martha, her of her servant Martila and San Cedonio ("the blind man from birth cured of his blindness by Christ), along with others Christians, for being expelled by the infidels who They lived in the region where they went to evangelize. They left the ship in the sea, without oars or sails or anything that she could help in the navigation with the idea that shipwrecked, but God saw to it that he reached Marseilles. The Catholic Christian tradition ended up giving end to this journey from the Holy Land in Saintes Maries de la Mer (near Arles), from where Maria Magdalena went to Marseille, undertaking the evangelization of Provence. Note that the characters represented here are Saint Mary Magdalena, as the main figure of the group, Saint Maximinus, Lazarus, Saint Cedonius and Martha. Some examples are known in which the Saint is seen accompanied by her, all the characters placed in a ship or related to it. It is not about, without However, from an iconography that is too frequent and will be even less common after the Council of Trent, as seem. Let us cite, as examples, the altarpiece of Pere Mates (Girona Cathedral Museum) from the 16th century with this legend (Provençal legend) in which the Santa already on land, with the boat in the background; figure entering the boat in Jean's altarpiece Béguin (Altarpiece of the Rosary of the Basilica of Saint Maximin in Var, France); she appears preaching in the port of Marseille in a painting by Ronzen (early 16th century, History Museum of Marseilles); in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua Giotto painted the theme of the Miracle of the Governor of Marseille (topic related to this arrival) with figures in the boat and the governor's wife in the island; Magdalene Altarpiece by Lucas Moser (Church of Saint Mary Magdalene of Tiefenbronn). Stylistically, one can see in the painting a clear flamenco influence: note the details of the jewels of clothing, qualities, faces and naturalism sought in them (within the idealization that corresponds to the characters sacred), the landscape and the fortress of the background, etc. The influence of flamenco art in school Castilian began thanks to the patronage of the Mendoza, shortly after mid-century, and They also contributed to its development both growing relations with Flanders (it is necessary remember the journey of Jan van Eyck in 1427) as the import of flamenco works. Thus, the style Hispano-Flamenco achieved great development in the last quarter of the 15th century as regards the Kingdom of Castilla, with a series of smaller schools interconnected, thereby providing a certain character unitary to the art of this style in this geographical area. As for names (and remembering that there is a great number of anonymous works and authors of whom not we know data), we have what is considered the introducer, Jorge Inglés, and figures such as Fernando Gallego, focuses such as Valladolid and outstanding workshops like those of Burgos or Toledo. •
Measurements: 83x11x128 cm int 73x118 cm WEIGHT IS MERELY ORIENTATIVE, IT MAY VARY.
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- Dimensions:Height: 50.4 in (128 cm)Width: 32.68 in (83 cm)Depth: 4.34 in (11 cm)
- Style:Gothic (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa last third 15th century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:Madrid, ES
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