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Description: | Mary Magdalene has often been featured as an image of Christian penitence. Considered to have been a courtesan, she was said to have approached Jesus in repentance for her sins. In this rather naturalist painting her loose dress has fallen from her shoulder, exposing her flesh. As in many portrayals her hair is untied and she reflects sorrowfully on the skull in her hand, a symbol of human mortality. Although sensitively portrayed, the brushwork does not echo the quality of the composition. It is possible that the painting was copied from an original by another artist which is yet to be identified. | Subjects: | religion (Mary Magdalene); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Æ Previously attributed to after Reni, Guido (Italian painter and draftsman, 1575-1642) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8917... | Go to resource |
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