FLEMISH SCHOOL (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Noil me Tangere
oil on panel
7 x 10 cm. (6 3/4 x 4 in.)

"Noli Me Tangere", Latin for "Do not touch me," is a phrase famously associated with a scene from the Bible, specifically in the Gospel of John (20:17). It describes the encounter between the resurrected Jesus and Mary Magdalene outside the tomb. This moment has been a profound subject in Christian theology, art, and literature, resonating as a symbol of divine revelation, transformation, and the boundary between the earthly and the divine.
Jesus depicted with a radiant or ethereal presence, often in a gardener’s guise (alluding to Mary Magdalene mistaking him for a gardener) as can be seen in the present panel.