18th-Century Venetian School, Mary Magdalene, Noli Me Tangere Yellow is held at the National

is held at the National Portrait Gallery

lot 77 (as by Gainsborough) / With Connell & Sons

He’s exploring movement

The blacksmith’s forge is treated not as a picturesque motif but as a working presence

Mounts with light marks and signs of age

18th-Century Venetian School, Mary Magdalene, Noli Me Tangere Yellow is held at the NationalThis late 18th century Italian oil painting fragment depicts Mary Magdalene kneeling alongside an alabaster jar. Christs hand is partially visible above, along with his robes, which suggests its referring to the moment when Mary witnessed Christ following his resurrection. Three days following the crucifixion, Mary visited Christs tomb to discover that it was open, the sealing stone being rolled away. She broke down, weeping, unaware of his