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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (LEIDEN 1606-AMSTERDAM 1669)
Christ and St Mary Magdalen at the Tomb
RCIN 404816
George IV exchanged some important paintings for this masterpiece, though as a religious scene it differed from much of his collection. Rembrandt imaginatively interprets the Biblical story as it might have happened: Mary Magdalene has spoken to the burly angels but has not yet recognised Christ, whom she takes for a gardener.
Acquired by George IV in 1819
