Wednesday, 7 October 2026

The hands of Mary Magdalene in a painting by Carlo Crivelli from 1480

Detail of a painting: a hand and forearm set against green and red garments, blue brocade with a gold pattern and a sleeve trimmed with pearls.

The delicate, slender, tender and sensual hands of Mary Magdalene. Carlo Crivelli, 1480

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