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| Keywords: Guido Reni - The Penitent Magdalene - Google Art Project.jpg Google Art Project Creator Guido Reni According to Christian tradition after meeting Christ Mary Magdalene repented of her former sinful ways With her ivory skin and long golden hair the beautiful Magdalene turns her gaze toward heaven Her cross and the skull make it clear she is meditating on the brevity of life and the salvation made possible by Christ's death - Reni created an idealized as well as classical style influenced by ancient sculpture and by the Renaissance artist Raphael 1483-1520 This influence is visible in the Magdalene's rounded even features painted so smoothly that the strokes seem to disappear in contrast with the broad energetic strokes used for the drapery more typical of 17th-century painting Images of female saints sometimes depicted in a seductive manner were very popular with some artists and patrons in the 17th century and Reni painted many versions of this composition ca 1635 Baroque Oil on canvas cm 90 8 74 3 The Divine Guido The Paintings of Guido Reni Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna 40126 Bologna; Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles 1988-1989 Saints and Sinners Caravaggio and the Baroque Image McMullen Museum of Art Boston College Chestnut Hill 1999 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 1575 1642 Guido 27768349 Reni Italian 1575 - 1642 /collection/the-walters-art-museum/artwork/the-penitent-magdalene-guido-reni/27718210/ 40183 Guido Reni Artist /artist/guido-reni/4129100/ 4129100 /collection/the-walters-art-museum/ The Walters Art Museum 27751297 http //thewalters org/ /collection/the-walters-art-museum/artwork/the-penitent-magdalene-guido-reni/27718210/ 1623 ca 1635 Baroque oil on canvas Cardinal Antonio Barberini Rome by 1671; Prince Maffeo Barberini after 1672; Cardinal Flavio Chigi Rome by 1692; Chigi family Rome by descent; Neville; Sale Christie's London March 2 1804 no 60; George 7th Baron Kinnaird d 1805 Rossie Priory Inchture Scotland by purchase; Charles 8th Baron Kinnaird d 1826 by descent; Sale Phillips London May 21 1811 no 5 unsold; Sale Sotheby's London February 26 1812 lot 77 unsold; 12th Baron Kinnaird by descent; Sale Christie's London June 21 1946 no 31; Private collection Netherlands; Sale B V Vendu Notarishuis Rotterdam February 26 1987 no 75; Piero Corsini Inc New York 1987; Walters Art Museum 1987 by purchase 90 8 27718210 False 1647 /collection/the-walters-art-museum/level/charles-street-third-floor/27821728/ Charles Street Third Floor 37 2631 http //art thewalters org/detail/40183 The Walters Art Museum Museum purchase with funds provided by the W Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund and the S A P Fund 1987 painting 1620 1650 Italy Place of Origin w74 x h90 cm ca 1635 Baroque False 0 8125 http //creativecommons org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3 0/ Object /collection/the-walters-art-museum/level/charles-street-third-floor/27821728/17th-century-art/27800193/ 17th-Century Art the-penitent-magdalene-guido-reni The Penitent Magdalene p 74 3 Oil on canvas Cardinal Antonio Barberini Rome by 1671 Prince Maffeo Barberini after 1672 Cardinal Flavio Chigi Rome by 1692 Chigi family Rome by descent Neville Sale Christie's London March 2 1804 no 60 George 7th Baron Kinnaird d 1805 Rossie Priory Inchture Scotland by purchase Charles 8th Baron Kinnaird d 1826 by descent Sale Phillips London May 21 1811 no 5 unsold Sale Sotheby's London February 26 1812 lot 77 unsold 12th Baron Kinnaird by descent Sale Christie's London June 21 1946 no 31 Private collection Netherlands Sale B V Vendu Notarishuis Rotterdam February 26 1987 no 75 Piero Corsini Inc New York 1987 Walters Art Museum 1987 by purchase special url_id NwFcMcBls1vTaQ PD-old-100-1923 1642 Google Art Project works by Guido Reni 1630s paintings from Italy Women looking up in art 1630s oil on canvas paintings in the United States 17th-century religious paintings in the United States Depictions of the Penitent Magdalene by Guido Reni Females with skulls in art | ||||
