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The figures on the jar the Magdalen holds may be Cain and Abel. The rocks in the background represent La Sainte-Baume in Provence, where she is said to have spent many years in penitence.
This painting has in the past been ascribed to the Master of 1518.
This painting has in the past been ascribed to the Master of 1518.
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