Triptych with the Virgin and Child, and Saints Mary Magdalene and Ansanus, Orcagna Andrea di Cione, 1350, Italy, Italian, tempera on panel, 146cm × , Orcagna mid-14th century. This altarpiece, which has survived almost intact, The depiction of the figures of the Virgin and Child and two saints reflects the rather stiff, hieratical style of the period.


Mary Magdalene is a woman in all four gospels of the New Testament. She became a faithful follower of Jesus after he delivered her from seven demons.


Size: 4000px × 4184px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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