Martha Rebuking Her Sister Mary Magdalene
around 1621 | Simon Vouet
Mary Magdalene, the beautiful sinner of Christian tradition, is depicted at her toilette across from her puritanical sister Martha. With eloquent gestures Martha appeals to her to turn away from earthly things. The picture is from the painter’s Roman period, in which oriented himself on Caravaggio. He was later court painter to Louis XIII of France.
Mary Magdalene, the beautiful sinner of Christian tradition, is depicted at her toilette across from her puritanical sister Martha. With eloquent gestures Martha appeals to her to turn away from earthly things. The picture is from the painter’s Roman period, in which oriented himself on Caravaggio. He was later court painter to Louis XIII of France.
Artist:
Simon Vouet (1590 - 1649 Paris) DNB
Time:
around 1621
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
110 cm × 140 cm
Framed (gallery frame): 127 cm × 157,5 cm × 7 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 255
Provenance
1635-1648 Coll. Buckingham; acquired in 1649