''St Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy'' or ''The Death of St Mary Magdalene'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by

Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradi ...

, completed c. 1619–1620. It shows Mary Magdalene supported by two angels. The painting was produced for the

Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...

. It was seized by French occupation troops in 1794 and taken to Paris, before being allocated to the newly founded Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, where it is now housed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy 1620 paintings Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens Angels in art Paintings depicting Mary Magdalene Paintings in the collection of the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille