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Description: | A penitent, heroic St. Mary Magdalen, with roped golden hair falling over semi-exposed breast, kneels on a rock. To the right, a landscape refers to the wilderness to which she retired after Christ's death. She looks up at three cherubs holding a pot of ointment, a reference to her anointing of Christ. She holds a crucifix in her left. Features express deep contrition and suffering rather than offering the usual pretext for erotic suggestiveness. She holds a penitential whip, an unusual attribute. A stained human skull resting upon an open folio serves as a symbol of vanity. | Subjects: | religion (Mary Magdalen) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Vaccaro, Andrea (Italian painter, 1604-1670) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8508... | Go to resource |
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