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Authentic antique Fine Baroque 17th Century Italian School Oil on
Canvas of "Mary Magdalene". The painting depicts the penitent Mary
Magdalene in her grotto with her face rendered with spiritual ecstasy
and long red gold hair, in a sumptuous dress falling from Mary’s arms
as she holds within her hands a skull, and a domed ointment jar which
she used to anoint the feet of Jesus. CONDITION: Minor paint loss,
some crazing throughout, overall in very good condition. The painting
was however put on a new stretching frame many years ago, and since
the canvas is very old, for reinforcement and protection, it was
placed on another layer of support canvas, the frame is a later
replacement. The photographs do not do justice to the fine quality of the
painting. We have included in the listing close up pictures of the two layers of
the canvas, a heavy woven and thick from the 17th century original
canvas, and a 19th century support canvas which is thinner.
MEASUREMENTS: Dimensions with the frame: 134 cm x 108.5 cm (52 3/4
inches x 42 3/4 inches). Dimensions without the frame: 99.7 cm x 734
cm (49 inches x 39 1/4 inches).
Since paintings of Mary Magdalene were very popular in the 17th
century, and Guido Reni painted many versions of this subject, this
particular painting shows great similarity to the other paintings of
Mary Magdalene painted by Guido Reni. In my opinion, it is possibly
that this painting was painted by Guido Reni or someone from his
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