Mary Magdalene receiving communion from Bishop Maximus; panel painted on one side
1480-1500
Wood, tempera, gilt
82 x 54.5 x .8 cm
Inv. 55.60.1
According to legend, before her death, angels brought Mary Magdalene to Bishop Maximus in Aix-en-Provence so that he could administer last communion to her. This scene appears on this panel, which may have comprised the stationary wing of a winged altarpiece or served as part of an epitaph. The reverse is coated in primer, but no traces of a depiction can be seen.
Provenance:
Ipolyi collection. ‘76. A female saint taking communion. Painting on a panel, detail from an altarpiece wing. 15th c.’ (Lakatos-Balla 290)
Restoration:
1970. Péter Menráth removed overpainting done during an earlier restoration (about which we have no information) and burn marks from a candle. Paint loss was filled in using hatching.
Bibliography
Bihar-vármegye 1898, 76. – Budapest 1930, 18 sz. – Jajczay János: Az eucharistia a magyar művészetben. In: Tükör VI. 1938, 332. – Jajczay János: A művészet hódolata az eucharistia előtt. Budapest 1938, Pic.75. – Genthon-1948, 41. – Radocsay-1955b, 330. – Boskovits-Mojzer-Mucsi-1964, 140, Pic. 228. – Mucsi-1975. 19, 78. – Die Legenda Aurea. Übersetzt von R. Benz. Verlag L. Schneider Heidelberg 1963, 511
Provenance:
Ipolyi collection. ‘76. A female saint taking communion. Painting on a panel, detail from an altarpiece wing. 15th c.’ (Lakatos-Balla 290)
Restoration:
1970. Péter Menráth removed overpainting done during an earlier restoration (about which we have no information) and burn marks from a candle. Paint loss was filled in using hatching.
Bibliography
Bihar-vármegye 1898, 76. – Budapest 1930, 18 sz. – Jajczay János: Az eucharistia a magyar művészetben. In: Tükör VI. 1938, 332. – Jajczay János: A művészet hódolata az eucharistia előtt. Budapest 1938, Pic.75. – Genthon-1948, 41. – Radocsay-1955b, 330. – Boskovits-Mojzer-Mucsi-1964, 140, Pic. 228. – Mucsi-1975. 19, 78. – Die Legenda Aurea. Übersetzt von R. Benz. Verlag L. Schneider Heidelberg 1963, 511
