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Keywords: The Penitent Magdalen (Cecco del Caravaggio) - Nationalmuseum - 17323.tif Artwork Creator Cecco del Caravaggio 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 abandoned her previous life of prostitution According to the Gospels she approached Jesus who was a guest at the house of Simon the Pharisee to ask forgiveness for her sins She washed his feet with her tears dried them with her hair and anointed them with myrrh an incident that foreshadowed his death Cecco ™s melancholy saint embraces the crucifix her eyes overflowing with tears and through her intensive gaze she commands pictorial space Her gesture indicates acceptance of suffering to atone for her sins and willingness to follow Jesus The image tends toward Caravaggesque simplification using the typical oblique shaft of light dark ground strong chiaroscuro contrasts and subtle chromatic harmonies The crisp definition of the inanimate objects such as the delicate glass jar that reflects the light from a studio window is beautifully contrasted with the saint ™s vibrant flesh tones Cecco var elev till Caravaggio och en av mĂ€starens första adepter som stod honom nĂ€ra Ă€ven efter flykten frĂ„n Rom Ă„r 1606 Caravaggios inflytande avspeglas tydligt i mĂ„lningen av Maria Magdalena som botfĂ€rdig synderska begrundande Kristi passion i sin ensliga tillflyktsort i nĂ€rheten av Sainte-Baume i Provence Enligt legenden levde hon dĂ€r under trettio Ă„r som eremit efter att ha lĂ€mnat sitt forna liv som prostituerad bakom sig I Bibeln berĂ€ttas att Magdalena bad Jesus om syndernas förlĂ„telse dĂ„ han gĂ€stade Simon farisĂ©ns hus Hon tvĂ€ttade hans fötter med sina tĂ„rar torkade dem med sitt hĂ„r och smörjde dem med myrra en hĂ€ndelse som ansĂ„gs förebĂ„da Kristi passion Ceccos melankoliska helgon omfamnar krucifixet med ögon fyllda av tĂ„rar och med blickens intensitet behĂ€rskar hon bildrummet Hennes gest vittnar om viljan att underkasta sig lidande för att sona sina synder och följa Jesu exempel Ceccos gestaltning med dess snett ovanifrĂ„n infallande ljusstrĂ„le mörka bakgrund skarpa kontraster mellan skuggor och dagrar och dĂ€mpade fĂ€rgskala nĂ€rmar sig caravaggismens förenkling av helgonbilden FöremĂ„lens skarpare definition “ det sköra glaset som speglar ateljĂ©fönstrets ljus “ stĂ„r i kontrast till helgonets kĂ€nsligt modellerade hud header 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 abandoned her previous life of prostitution According to the Gospels she approached Jesus who was a guest at the house of Simon the Pharisee to ask forgiveness for her sins She washed his feet with her tears dried them with her hair and anointed them with myrrh an incident that foreshadowed his death Cecco ™s melancholy saint embraces the crucifix her eyes overflowing with tears and through her intensive gaze she commands pictorial space Her gesture indicates acceptance of suffering to atone for her sins and willingness to follow Jesus The image tends toward Caravaggesque simplification using the typical oblique shaft of light dark ground strong chiaroscuro contrasts and subtle chromatic harmonies The crisp definition of the inanimate objects such as the delicate glass jar that reflects the light from a studio window is beautifully contrasted with the saint ™s vibrant flesh tones Cecco var elev till Caravaggio och en av mĂ€starens första adepter som stod honom nĂ€ra Ă€ven efter flykten frĂ„n Rom Ă„r 1606 Caravaggios inflytande avspeglas tydligt i mĂ„lningen av Maria Magdalena som botfĂ€rdig synderska begrundande Kristi passion i sin ensliga tillflyktsort i nĂ€rheten av Sainte-Baume i Provence Enligt legenden levde hon dĂ€r under trettio Ă„r som eremit efter att ha lĂ€mnat sitt forna liv som prostituerad bakom sig I Bibeln berĂ€ttas att Magdalena bad Jesus om syndernas förlĂ„telse dĂ„ han gĂ€stade Simon farisĂ©ns hus Hon tvĂ€ttade hans fötter med sina tĂ„rar torkade dem med sitt hĂ„r och smörjde dem med myrra en hĂ€ndelse som ansĂ„gs förebĂ„da Kristi passion Ceccos melankoliska helgon omfamnar krucifixet med ögon fyllda av tĂ„rar och med blickens intensitet behĂ€rskar hon bildrummet Hennes gest vittnar om viljan att underkasta sig lidande för att sona sina synder och följa Jesu exempel Ceccos gestaltning med dess snett ovanifrĂ„n infallande ljusstrĂ„le mörka bakgrund skarpa kontraster mellan skuggor och dagrar och dĂ€mpade fĂ€rgskala nĂ€rmar sig caravaggismens förenkling av helgonbilden FöremĂ„lens skarpare definition “ det sköra glaset som speglar ateljĂ©fönstrets ljus “ stĂ„r i kontrast till helgonets kĂ€nsligt modellerade hud date Olja pĂ„ duk Size cm 135 99 Institution Nationalmuseum Stockholm accession number 17323 NM 12 place of creation Erik Cornelius / Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum Stockholm cooperation project Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-auto PD-Nationalmuseum_Stockholm 1620 Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm 2016-10 Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm Cecco del Caravaggio Paintings of penitent Magdalene
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