Catalan school, ca. 1400. "Magdalena". Oil on panel. With repainting. Measurements: 76 x 37 cm; 82 x 42 cm (frame). It has repainting and lack of polychromy on both the work and the frame.The conceptual image of Mary Magdalene makes her appearance in the Middle Ages, moment in which her representation is no longer limited to the scenes of Christ's life and to certain passages in which she is confused with other biblical characters. In the Gospels she appears as one of the women followers of Christ, but her presence stands out from the rest as she is the only one who is not named in relation to a man - she is not the mother of Jesus, nor the sister of John, nor the wife of Clopas - she is presented by her name and place of origin: Mary of Magdala. Mary Magdalene was used by the medieval Church as the penitent saint par excellence, the ultimate example of the repentant sinner who achieves salvation. She went from a prostitute intoxicated by lust and vanity to a saint who dedicated the last thirty years of her life to penance in order to finally be accepted into the heavenly kingdom. In this way, she served as an example to all the faithful in general and to prostitutes and mystics in particular. In the first half of the 16th century, the meaning of the penitent widened and she represented Truth, Love, Beauty and the ideal of feminine beauty. From the position of the Magdalene, expectant and with her serious countenance turned towards the lower part of the painting, it could be a fragment of a Pietà or an image of the dead Christ with the Virgin and the Magdalene. Dimensions 76 x 37 cm; 82 x 42 cm (frame).