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The Holy Kinship

Mary Magdalene

From the series One hundred masterpieces
Mary Magdalene Jan van Scorel (1495–1562), Haarlem?, c. 1530, oil on panel

Mary Magdalene gazes straight at us here. She was often depicted as a sinner or a saint.
See how Jan van Scorel found the perfect balance.

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