St. Mary Magdalene

Circa 1735
La Maddalena, Rome

The ointment jar at the saint's foot is St. Mary Magdalene's principal attribute. As usual, the hair is long and loose. The cross is a feature of images of the saint in her hermit's cell.

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Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.