The Penitent Magdalene

first quarter 17th century

Francesco Villamena after Francesco Vanni

Associated Names
Francesco Villamena

Artist, Italian, 1566 - 1624

Francesco Vanni

Artist After, Sienese, 1563 - 1610

The image shows an upper body view of a person turned towards the right, with their head slightly bowed forward and their right hand placed over their chest. The person has long, flowing hair and is wearing draped clothing resembling robes. Surrounding the person are a cherub in the upper left, a crucifix with a figure to the right, a skull, foliage, and an intricately patterned background creating a radiant halo effect around the person's head.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 18.2 x 14.3 cm (7 3/16 x 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.64.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 39

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 39.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: F.V.F.

Wikidata ID

Q75423104

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