Penitent mary magdalene artemisia gentileschi biography
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Mary Magdalene (Artemisia Gentileschi)
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi
Penitent Magdalene is a 1616–1618 painting by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
This painting hangs in the Pitti Palace in Florence.[1] The subject is the biblical figure Mary Magdalene, but the painting references another biblical woman, Mary, the sister of Lazarus.[2] This painting was likely painted during Gentileschi's Florentine period.[3]
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Subject matter
The figure portrayed is Mary Magdalene in a gown of yellow silk.[4] This image of Mary Magdalene demonstrates the saint as a “model of Zealous devotion,” as she is shown in the moment of her changing from a sinner's path to one devoted to Christ.[2] Magdalene's depiction departs from her traditional representation: Mary Magdalene is repentant and suffering, but she is not shown with a skull, she is not in landscape setting, and there is no crucifix by her.[5&#