Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen as a Gardener (Noli me Tangere)
1616
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1616
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen as a Gardener (Noli me Tangere) is a 1616 unspecified by Unknown, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Rijksmuseum.
A woman kneels in a garden, reaching toward a man holding a shovel. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and simple clothes, looking more like a gardener than anyone else. Behind him, a cucumber plant climbs a stick. This moment shows the first time Jesus appears after rising from the dead, but Mary Magdalene doesn’t recognize him at first. The Latin title, *Noli me tangere*, means “don’t touch me.” The artist keeps the scene quiet—no halos, no bright miracles—just two people in early morning light. If you like how this painting uses light and shadow to tell a story, look up *chiaroscuro*.
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