The Penitent Mary Magdalene, by El Greco (1576, c.)

Title

Description

This image represents Mary Magdalen meditating and looking up. Her right hand is placed over her chest, while her left hand rests on a genderless skull, which in turn rests on an open book.

Creator

El Greco (1541-1614), (Doménikos Theotokópoulos)

Source

National Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary.
https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/the-penitent-mary-magdalene-3/

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201022011025/https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/the-penitent-mary-magdalene-3/

Inventory number: 5640

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitent_Magdalene_(El_Greco)

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201221205633/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitent_Magdalene_%28El_Greco%29

Date

1576, c.

Format

Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 156.5 × 121 cm