Title
The Penitent Magdalen, by de La Tour (1640, c.)
Description
The image represents Mary Magdalen, dressed in white and red staring at a mirror placed on the right. A candle illuminates the scene and reflects on the mirror. On Mary Magdalen's lap there is a skull deprived of any gender traits. Magdalen's hands rest on the genderless skull.
Creator
de La Tour, Georges (1593-1652)
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, US.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436839
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201101072939/https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436839
Accession Number: 1978.517
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436839
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201101072939/https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436839
Accession Number: 1978.517
Date
1640, c.
Format
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 133.4 × 102.2 cm
Dimensions: 133.4 × 102.2 cm
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