Fries Museum acquires Wybrand de Geest Caravaggio Copy

May 9 2025

Picture: Fries Museum

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

News from CODART that the Fries Museum has acquired Wybrand de Geest's copy of Caravaggio's Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy. The work was picked up at an auction in Barcelona and will appear in the museum's upcoming show on the artist which opens later in September.

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