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Relief - Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene; Noli Me Tangere

Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene; Noli Me Tangere

  • Object:

    Relief

  • Place of origin:

    Köln (city), Germany (made)

  • Date:

    1390-1400 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Elephant ivory

  • Museum number:

    A.26-1958

  • Gallery location:

    Sculpture, room 111, case DR9

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After his resurrection Christ appeared to Mary by the empty tomb. He asked her not to touch him but to go to the disciples with the message that he had now risen. Here the scene takes place beneath elaborate canopies and in front of a screen.

Physical description

Beneath a flamboyant Gothic canopy and in front of a screen Christ appears on the right before the kneeling St. Mary Magdalene on the left. His shrinking attitude implies the words "noli me tangere". There is a small stylised tree between the two figures. Christ is dressed in a tunic and a cloak; he is long-haired and bearded; his right hand clutches a fold of the cloak, his left probably held a staff or a spade (now missing).

Place of Origin

Köln (city), Germany (made)

Date

1390-1400 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Elephant ivory

Dimensions

Height: 8.2 cm, Width: 5.5 cm

Object history note

Bought from Mrs. Parker Leighton, for £50, in 1958.
The relief belonged formerly to M. Vocham, Curate of the Convent of St. Ursula at Cologne, then to M. van Perys of Brussels, and then to Mr. Tuck, dealer in curiosities, of London. The relief was bought in 1834 by the Rev. John Parker and later acquired by Mr. Stamley Leighton, Sweeney Hall, Oswestry.

Descriptive line

Relief, ivory, Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene, German (Cologne), about 1390-1400

Exhibition History

At an exhibition of Ecclesiastical Art at Shrewsbury (01/01/1896-31/12/1896)

Materials

Ivory

Subjects depicted

Mary Magdalene (Saint); Jesus Christ

Categories

Sculpture; Christianity; Reliefs

Collection code

SCP

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