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Mary Magdalene at the Cross

Author, school, workshop
Unknown
Style
Gothic
Date
the first quarter of the 16th century
Material and technique
wood, carved polychrome
Size
1,48 m
Location
The sacristy of the Minor Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krzeszów, Lower Silesia
Description
Kneeling Mary Magdalene is a young woman of ansupernatural size. Her head is raised to the crucified Christ. She holds the cross with her open arms. The sculpture is a part of the Crucifixion group which comes from the rainbow beam of the former Gothic Monastery Church of St. John the Baptist.