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Description: | After Christ's Resurrection, He appeared to Mary Magdalene who, having left the empty tomb, saw in the garden someone she took for the gardener but whom she realised was the risen Christ. When she approached she was told not to touch Him. Various versions of this composition exist both by Solimena and by artists within his studio. Solimena dominated the artistic life of Naples and introduced a more classical style in the wake of Giordano's exuberant Baroque manner. His style reflects a response to Preti's expressive chiaroscuro (extreme contrasts of light and dark), yet the general direction of Solimena's work during the 1690s was towards a more classical preoccupation with clarity of design and expressive gesture. | Subjects: | religion (Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Solimena, Francesco (Italian painter and draftsman, 1657-1747) Æ After Previously attributed to Cortona, Pietro da (Italian draftsman and painter, 1596-1669) Previously attributed to Giordano, Luca (Italian painter, 1634-1705, active in Italy and Spain) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8461... | Go to resource |
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