Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Christ On The Cross With Mary Magdalene Rural how an old master would

how an old master would envisage a female saint)

also borrowing items that he didn’t own personally

he was elected a member of both the RBA and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

towards the middle

De Clercq is known to have worked in the Kempen region of Belgium

Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Christ On The Cross With Mary Magdalene Rural how an old master wouldThis early 18th century Flemish oil painting depicts Christ on the cross with a sorrowful Mary Magdalene and Jerusalem beyond. Head bloodied by a crown of thorns, arms taut and wracked with pain, its a moment of utmost suffering tempered by enduring love. In the foreground, a partial skull is a conspicuous inclusion. Its a Memento Mori (Latin: remember you will die). Is Mary praying for Christs salvation or the future of mankind? Over the centuries,