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Noli Me Tangere

Edward Kaiser

1862

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Religious

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Noli Me Tangere is a 1862 watercolor by Edward Kaiser, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Edward Kaiser
When & what style?: 1862 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting, titled "Noli Me Tangere," depicts a serene scene of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene in a landscape. Jesus, dressed in a white robe with a halo, is shown with his right arm outstretched, while Mary Magdalene, wearing a brown robe, kneels before him with her arms outstretched. The background features a blue sky with a few trees and a rocky hillside. In the upper right corner, two angels are shown, one holding a book and the other a staff. The overall mood of the painting is one of reverence and devotion. To learn more about the artist behind this piece, look up Edward Kaiser.

The story of this work

Overview

The watercolour depicts a mountain landscape where Mary Magdalene, dressed in red, kneels to the right of Christ in a white robe. To the left, two angels sit atop an empty tomb, while two smaller angels fly in the sky above. The work was created in 1862 as a copy for the Arundel Society and later acquired by a museum in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.

Read the full account in the museum source.