A celebrated masterwork of Northern Renaissance art by Dutch painter Jan van Scorel, who was instrumental in introducing the Italian High Renaissance style to the Low Countries (Northern Romanism). Mary Magdalen is depicted as an elegantly attired courtly lady dressed in sumptuously detailed fabrics, holding her traditional attribute—an ornate vessel for ointment. The background featuring rugged rock formations and a distant landscape reflects Van Scorel's direct absorption of Italian Renaissance motifs, particularly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci.