Sujet
The Penitent Magdalene, 1555-1565. Creator: Titian.
Légende
The Penitent Magdalene, 1555-1565. Additional Info: The subject of the penitent Mary Magdalene lifting her teary eyes to heaven gained great popularity in sixteenth-century Italy amongst aristocrats, religious figures and the wealthy middle class alike. Titian and his workshop created many copies and variations of this composition, at least seven of which are known today. This work is likely to have been executed with some workshop assistance. In this variation, the artist omits the skull which appears in other compositions, and instead depicts the Magdalene's Bible resting on a cloth-covered support. Such minor alterations to compositions were often made at the request of a patron, who wanted a work similar to one which already existed, but unique in some way.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM24A63_408
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
61,0Mo (3,0Mo) / 36,4cm x 42,0cm / 4302 x 4960 (300dpi)