The Penitent Mary Magdalene
around 1622/28, Artist: Orazio Lomi Gentileschi
The Penitent Mary Magdalene
Fully possessed of her physical beauty, the repentant sinner lies on the ground in her lonely cave, her look turned heavenwards towards the light. Her simple attire shows her repudiation of earthly vanity, while the skull and opened book indicate her inner conversion and devotion to spirituality.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Dated
around 1622/28
Artist
Orazio Lomi Gentileschi (1563 Pisa - 1639 London) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
rechts beschnitten: Overall: 163 x 208 cm
Framed: 186,5 cm × 225 cm × 8 cm
Signed
Inscribed at lower right: HORATIVS GENE ...FLORENTINVS
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 179
Provenance
Until 1648 Coll. Buckingham; 1685 imperial Coll. Prague; 1783 documented in the gallery in Vienna
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