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The Penitent Magdalen
An apprentice to Caravaggio, Cecco was among the first wave of followers and remained close to the master even after his flight from Rome in 1606. Caravaggio’s influence is evident in this portrayal of Mary Magdalene as a penitent, meditating on Christ’s Passion in her solitary mountain retreat near Sainte-Baume in Provence. According to legend, the saint spent thirty years as a hermit, having aba…
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Provenance
- Övertagande 1866 från Kongl. Museum (Martelli 1804)
Identifier
- NM 12
- 17323
Extent
- Mått 99 x 135 cm
Format
- Olja på duk
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:08:48.226Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:18.630Z