Sujet
The Penitent Magdalene, c1730. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The Penitent Magdalene, c1730. The penitence of Mary Magdalene, presented in Christian teaching as a prostitute who turned to Christ, was popular in the 16th to 18th centuries as a morally uplifting Christian subject intended for the residential sphere. However, besides the positive example she offered of someone who rejected a life of sin and to whom little cherubs descend to award a martyr’s crown, she could also be depicted in a calculatedly erotic fashion: a beautiful young woman, breast exposed to accentuate her vulnerability as well as sexuality, kneeling in a dark wilderness setting. So the male viewer could enjoy her charms and feel pious, both at the same time!
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM23B21_429
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
55,3Mo (1,6Mo) / 33,0cm x 42,0cm / 3894 x 4960 (300dpi)