Dimensions : 1,02 m x 1,33 m
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman (1978)
| Madeleine Wrightsman
Item 8 on 17
French Painting
Painting (Thème religieux)
Area related
France
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Mary Magdalen was a witness of Christ who renounced the pleasures of the flesh for a life of penance and contemplation. She is shown with a mirror, symbol of vanity; a skull, emblem of mortality; and a candle, that may stand for spiritual enlightenment.
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