 Van der Weyden often linked form and meaning , and in this fragment the semicircular outline of the Magdalene reinforces her quiet detachment from her surroundings . She is seated on a red cushion and rests her back against a wooden sideboard . By her feet is her usual attribute of an alabaster jar ; in the Gospels she brought spices to the tomb of Jesus . The view through the window is of a distant canal , with an archer atop the garden wall and a figure walking on the other side of the water , whose reflection shows in the water . 
 Van der Weyden often linked form and meaning , and in this fragment the semicircular outline of the Magdalene <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>reinforces</mark></a> her quiet detachment from her surroundings . She is seated on a red cushion and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>rests</mark></a> her back against a wooden sideboard . By her feet is her usual attribute of an alabaster jar ; in the Gospels she brought spices to the tomb of Jesus . The view through the window is of a distant canal , with an archer atop the garden wall and a figure walking on the other side of the water , whose reflection <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>shows</mark></a> in the water . 
Van der Weyden often linked form and meaning , and in this fragment the semicircular outline of the Magdalene reinforce her quiet detachment from her surroundings . She is seated on a red cushion and rest her back against a wooden sideboard . By her feet is her usual attribute of an alabaster jar ; in da Gospels she brought spices to tdatomb of Jesus . The view thru thdaindow is of a distant canal , with an archer atop thedarden wall and a figure walking on the other side of the daer , whose reflection show in the water .