About this artwork
This small-scale devotional tapestry depicts the Noli me tangere theme: Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection and counseling her “Touch me not.” Textiles featuring this motif were popular during the 15th and 16th centuries with wealthy patrons throughout Western Europe. Household inventories suggest that images of Mary Magdalene held a special appeal for noblewomen.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Title
- Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene ("Noli Me Tangere")
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Place
- Belgium (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1485–1500
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Medium
- Wool, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with some 2:2 interlacing in alternate alignment of some gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk wefts
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Inscriptions
- Inscription: NOLI ME TANGERE (Do not touch me)
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Dimensions
- 111.2 × 111.5 cm (43 3/4 × 43 7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson
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Reference Number
- 1937.1098
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/25960/manifest.json