Artist: Titian (Italian, 1489/90-1576), painter and designer for prints.
Engraver: Nicolas Tardieu (French, 1674-1749).
Title: Christ appearing to St Mary Magdalene (Noli me tangere).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Noli me tangere. Tableau du Titien, qui est dans le Cabinet de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans. Peint sur toile, haut de 3 pieds 3 pouces et demi, large de 2 pieds 9 pouces gravé par Nicolas Tardieu.
Dimensions: Platemark 17" x 13 1/4", Sheet 21 1/8" x 16".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Date: 1742.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Left edge with organic spots; cuts and holes from a binding cord. Wear to edges. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.225.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVI C.
Notes:
- Noli me tangere ('touch me not') is the Latin version of a phrase spoken, according to John 20:17, by Jesus to Mary Magdalene when she recognized him after his resurrection. The biblical scene has been portrayed in numerous works of Christian art from Late Antiquity to the present.
- Engraved after the painting which is now in the National Gallery, London.
- This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.