Noli me Tangere

The painting depicts Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen on the morning after the Resurrection, when he tells her not to touch him ('noli me tangere') 'for I am not yet ascended to my father' (John 20: 14-18).

'The Maries at the Sepulchre', 'The Resurrection' and this painting are all by an imitator of Mantegna, and all from the same series. They are perhaps the work of a miniaturist who usually worked on vellum rather than on panel. They are in the style of Mantegna's work of the 1460s and incorporate many of his motifs.

In this work the half-withered tree and the rocks and beehive at the left may derive from Mantegna's 'Agony in the Garden' (now in Tours).

Other paintings in this group: Three Scenes of the Passion of Christ

The Resurrection from Three Scenes of the Passion of Christ

Imitator of Andrea Mantegna

perhaps 1460-1550

The Maries at the Sepulchre from Three Scenes of the Passion of Christ

Imitator of Andrea Mantegna

perhaps 1460-1550