Saint Mary Magdalen
Cleveland Museum of Art

Saint Mary Magdalen

Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649) · c. 1630

oil on panel
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The skull beside Mary symbolizes the fleeting nature of life and ultimate worthlessness of material possessions.

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