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Mary Magdalene

A work made of oil on canvas.
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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1540–50

Artist:

Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino; Italian, c. 1492/95–1554)

About this artwork

Mary Magdalene turns to cast a melancholy glance back at the viewer with the gravity and directness typical of Moretto da Brescia’s approach to religious subjects. This painting has been linked to other tall, slender canvases by the artist depicting Saint John the Evangelist, the Samian Sibyl, and King Solomon, in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan. These works may have been segments of an altarpiece or, more likely, part of a series with a decorative rather than liturgical function. The artist effectively combined characteristics of Italian painting from different regions: the realism of his native Lombardy, Venetian color and atmosphere, and the monumentality of Roman models.

Status

On View, Gallery 206

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Moretto da Brescia

Title

Mary Magdalene

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1540–1550

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

166 × 47 cm (65 3/8 × 18 1/2 in.); Framed: 181 × 66.1 × 5.1 cm (71 1/4 × 26 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Goodman

Reference Number

1935.161

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