In this luminous Gothic panel, Mary Magdalene kneels before Christ in the house of Simon the Pharisee, washing his feet with her tears and anointing them with perfume. The vivid reds and blues heighten the emotional contrast between her humility and Christ’s serene compassion. Created around 1210–1215 for the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne at Bourges, the scene exemplifies the expressive elegance of early thirteenth-century stained glass.
Mary-Magdalene Theme Pages
Mary was one of Jesus' follows in Galilee, healed of seven devils, she was present at the crucifixion, was the person to find the tomb empty, was the first person whom Jesus appeared to and given the task of announcing his Resurrection.
See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of Mary Magdalene.
Medieval stained glass dated about 1210 in Chartres Cathedral. This window has detailed scenes from the life of Mary of Magdalene.
13th century sculpture above the west door of the church of St Mary, Higham Ferrers, depicting the Three Marys at the Tomb.
Fresco in the Father's Corridor to the left of Annunciation. This painting by Fra Angelico depicts Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene as a gardener.
This luminous panel, produced in 1522 by the Le Prince workshop of Beauvais, presents Mary Magdalene as an elegant, richly dressed figure holding her traditional golden ointment jar. Surrounded by a verdant landscape, she embodies both devotion and the refined artistry of the French Renaissance.
This sculpture depicting the three mary's at the tomb (1610), is part of the choir screen at Chartres Cathedral, and is by the French sculptor Thomas Boudin
17th century Nerherlandish roundel depicting Christ in the house of Simon the Pharisee where Mary of Magdalen washes his feet.
This stained glass is mostly dated to 1851 with some fragments of glass from c1548. The window displays an episode from the lives of three saints from left to right "Flagellation of St. Barbara", "Margaret of Antioch Emerging from the Mouth of a Dragon", and "Mary Magdalen Foretelling the Ascension".
A panel from John Hardman's stained glass representation of the Three Maries at the tomb, in Gloucester Cathedral cloisters.
This stained glass representation (1878) of Mary Magdalene is by Edward Burne-Jones, and can be found in the soutch chancel of St Etheldreda and St Wilfrid Guilsborough Northamptonshire.
Victorian stained glass by Clayton and Bell depicting Mary of Magdalene recognising the Ressurected Jesus.
This window in Saint-Godard, Rouen, France, depicts various scenes of Mary of Magdalene.
The bottom section tells the story of Mary washing the feet of Jesus at the house of Simon the Zealot. The upper part of the window depicts the story of Mary telling the other disciples that Jesus had risen.
In the tracery are figures of the Virgin Mary and St Michael, with God and the crucified Christ in the centre.
This panel designed by Henry Holiday for Powell and sons (1891) is in Salisbury Cathedral and depicts two of the Gospel women named Mary: Mary of Bethany (left) and Mary Magdalene (right). It forms part of a thematic sequence celebrating women of devotion and spiritual insight throughout Scripture.
On the left, Mary of Bethany holds a small casket of ointment, referring to her act of anointing Jesus’s feet with costly perfume, a symbol of love and worship (John 12:3). Her long golden hair and downcast gaze evoke quiet contemplation and reverence.
This lower panel of the "Sermon on the Mount" window at Tewkesbury Abbey is by Hardman & co, depicting Mary of Magdalene, Martha, and Nichodemus.
Detail of Hardman stained glass window depicting Mary of Magdalen.
This is part of two panel window of Mary encountering Jesus at the tomb.
Mary of Magdalen recognises Jesus, a detail from a three light window (c1900) by John Hardman depicting the women at tomb.
This is a work by the Whitefriars studio, showing Mary of Magdalen and another women talking to the Angel oustide of the tomb. Mary of Magdalen carries a jar of ointment which refers to meal with Simon the Pharisee.
Three light window by Caroline Townshend. The central light has a Salvator Mundi, the left hand light is of St Nicholas, and the right hand light is Mary of Magdalen.
Hardman stained glass of the dinner at Simon the Pharisee's house where Mary of Magdalen washed the feet of Jesus.
Whitefriars stained glass c1940 depicting the Three Mary's at the Tomb.