Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
Property from a European Private Collection
Mary Magdalene
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April 28, 02:38 PM GMT
Estimation
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Description du lot
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
Circle of Guido Reni
Mary Magdalene
oil on copper
unframed: 28.8 x 22 cm.; 11⅜ x 8⅝ in.
framed: 40.7 x 35 cm.; 16 x 13¾ in.
This painting derives inspiration from one of Reni's most popular subjects, the Penitent Magdalene, which he developed into an idealised devotional image informed as much by Classical sculpture as by the example of Renaissance artists like Raphael. Reni's depictions of the Magdalene range from large full-lengths, such as the work in the cathedral at Volterra,1 to smaller-scale bust- and half-lengths, like the painting in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.2
2 https://art.thewalters.org/detail/40183/the-penitent-magdalene-2/