The Crucified Christ and St Mary Magdalene

A cross emerges from a dark cloudy background with the dead figure of Christ on it and the lonely St Mary Magdalene kneeling forlornly at the foot of the cross. Her long golden hair is loose, and she is looking upwards. This interpretation of the Crucifixion was already known in Baroque art, but it became very common in 19th-century Romanticism. It gives the event an impression of real happening, elucidates the drama of the moment, and underlines the connection between the mourning saint and the Crucified Christ.

Text author Dalia Vasiliūnienė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album HEAVEN AND BEYOND (2016). Compiler Dalia Vasiliūnienė. Text authors Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė
Expositions: “Heaven and Beyond. Works of religious art from the collection of Rolandas Valiūnas and the law firm Valiunas Ellex“, 31 May–24 September 2016, Church Heritage Museum, Vilnius (curators Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė)

A cross emerges from a dark cloudy background with the dead figure of Christ on it and the lonely St Mary Magdalene kneeling forlornly at the foot of the cross. Her long golden hair is loose, and she is looking upwards. This interpretation of the Crucifixion was already known in Baroque art, but it became very common in 19th-century Romanticism. It gives the event an impression of real happening, elucidates the drama of the moment, and underlines the connection between the mourning saint and the Crucified Christ.

Text author Dalia Vasiliūnienė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album HEAVEN AND BEYOND (2016). Compiler Dalia Vasiliūnienė. Text authors Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė
Expositions: “Heaven and Beyond. Works of religious art from the collection of Rolandas Valiūnas and the law firm Valiunas Ellex“, 31 May–24 September 2016, Church Heritage Museum, Vilnius (curators Dalia Vasiliūnienė, Skaidrė Urbonienė)