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Description: | Mary Magdalene is shown three-quarter length against a dark background. She modestly holds a piece of plain cloth against her naked body. Her eyes are raised up in contemplation. The plain setting conveys her modesty, while focussing the viewer's attention on the figure. Mary Magdalene was a popular saint for having repented her worldly sins after meeting Christ. Such images of the Magdalene in contemplation were popular, particularly in Italy, and offered the viewer a visual example of repentance and devotion to meditate upon. | Subjects: | religion (Mary Magdalene); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Giuseppini, Filippo (Italian artist, 1815-1862) Æ Attributed to circle of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8902... | Go to resource |
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