The Penitent Magdalene

ca. 1635 (Baroque)

74.3 cm 90.8 cm

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According to Christian tradition, after meeting Christ, Mary Magdalene repented of her former sinful ways. With her ivory skin and long golden hair, the beautiful Magdalene turns her gaze toward heaven. Her cross and the skull make it clear she is meditating on the brevity of...

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Cardinal Antonio Barberini [?], Rome, by 1671; Prince Maffeo Barberini [?], after 1672; Cardinal Flavio Chigi, Rome, by 1692; Chigi family, Rome, by descent; Neville; Sale, Christie's, London, March 2, 1804, no. 60; George, 7th Baron Kinnaird (d. 1805), Rossie Priory, Inchture, Scotland, by purchase; Charles, 8th Baron Kinnaird (d. 1826), by descent; Sale, Phillips, London, May 21, 1811, no. 5, unsold; Sale, Sotheby's, London, February 26, 1812, lot 77, unsold; 12th Baron Kinnaird, by descent; Sale, Christie's, London, June 21, 1946, no. 31; Private collection, Netherlands; Sale, B. V. Vendu Notarishuis, Rotterdam, February 26, 1987, no. 75; Piero Corsini, Inc., New York, 1987; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by purchase.
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