Title
Penitent Magdalen, by Ribera (1641)
Description
Original title: Magdalena penitente ("Penitent Magdalen").
This painting represents Mary Magdalen in a red cloth doing penance in what appears to be a cave. Her hands appear folded in front of her chest, and she looks up. On the right, a genderless skull appears. In occasions, the saint in this painting is identified as Saint Thaïs. For more information on Saint Thaïs, see Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(saint)
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This painting represents Mary Magdalen in a red cloth doing penance in what appears to be a cave. Her hands appear folded in front of her chest, and she looks up. On the right, a genderless skull appears. In occasions, the saint in this painting is identified as Saint Thaïs. For more information on Saint Thaïs, see Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(saint)
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200930221426/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tha%C3%AFs_(saint)
Creator
Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (1591-1652)
Source
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/magdalena-penitente/1f0c2f5f-5eed-46cc-978f-a4a301b7dc55?searchid=2ee468f5-9e6e-73b6-7633-4f021e01fb8c
Archived in:
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Inventory number: P001103
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_de_Ribera_024.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190828234224/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_de_Ribera_024.jpg
https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/magdalena-penitente/1f0c2f5f-5eed-46cc-978f-a4a301b7dc55?searchid=2ee468f5-9e6e-73b6-7633-4f021e01fb8c
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210112140648/https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/magdalena-penitente/1f0c2f5f-5eed-46cc-978f-a4a301b7dc55?searchid=2ee468f5-9e6e-73b6-7633-4f021e01fb8c
Inventory number: P001103
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_de_Ribera_024.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190828234224/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_de_Ribera_024.jpg
Date
1641
Format
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 182 × 149 cm
Dimensions: 182 × 149 cm
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