33
/
AIzaSyB4mHJ5NPEv-XzF7P6NDYXjlkCWaeKw5bc
November 1, 2025
154284
13687
2
Public Timelines
FAQ Get premium

jan 1, 1453 - Penitent Magdalene

Description:

This wooden sculpture of Mary Magdalene stands at 188 cm tall. Despite the more well known depiction of Mary, A beautiful and healthy young woman, Donatello shows her as emaciated. Little is known about this statue as the first mentioning of it in written history is from 1500. Historians say that this sculpture was most likely commissioned by the Baptistery of Florence.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Donatello%2C_maria_maddalena_02.JPG/280px-Donatello%2C_maria_maddalena_02.JPG

Added to timeline:

Date:

jan 1, 1453
Now
~ 573 years ago

Images: