Maria Magdalena in de wolken

About this artwork

Maria Magdalena staand op de wolken. Kopie in spiegelbeeld, afgesneden.

Art Historical Context

Jan Harmensz. Muller (c. 1571–1628) was a leading Dutch engraver based in Haarlem, known for his refined reproductive prints after designs by artists such as Hendrick Goltzius and Bartholomeus Spranger. Created during the late Mannerist period, this small engraving of Mary Magdalene standing on clouds exemplifies the era’s taste for elegant, elongated figures and ethereal religious imagery. The compact format—only 117 by 73 millimetres—made such prints affordable devotional objects that could be kept in prayer books or pasted onto walls. The work is described as a mirror-image copy, indicatin...

About the Artist

Jan Harmensz. Muller · 1571–1628

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