Netherlandish School (probably Brussels), circa 1515-20
Saints Mary Magdalene and Mary of Egypt with a kneeling Franciscan Monk before the Fount of Mercy
Inscribed in Latinon the banderoles and beneath the fountain: “Fons Misericordie” (Source of Compassion); “Propitius esto. Da veniam, Christe. O praesto” (Be favorably inclined. Give Remission [forgiveness] Christ on the spot); “Tuo sacro sanguine lava istum. Domine” (Wash him with your holy blood, Lord) and “Magdalena pia sis michi vite via” (O, holy Magdalena, be for me the way of life)
Oil on panel
10 ¼ x 14 ½ inches (20.6 x 37 cm.)