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Mary Magdalene is at prayer before a book and a crucifix which is held by an angel; the jar containing the ointment with which she anointed Christ is in the foreground. She appears again in the right background reading in a cave. This is said to be an early work, possibly of about 1510-25.
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN