Mary Magdalene with Angels
unknown (German School)
Basic information
- ID
- Ж-721
- Author
- unknown (German School)
- Name
- Mary Magdalene with Angels
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- duplicated canvas oil
- Dimensions
- 47 x 42.7 cm (height x width)
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Mary Magdalene
- Provenance
- Collection of Leon Pininski
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
In the centre of the canvas, against a dark background, the artist placed the figure of Saint Mary Magdalene in a simple, unadorned light dress. By European iconography, the depiction of the saint shows her wavy dark hair uncovered. She sits in a relaxed pose, her pale face looking sad and contemplative. With her left hand, the woman holds a skull resting on the table, a symbol of the transience of human life. Nearby the skull, an open book is depicted – either a prayer book or a Gospel. In the upper left, two angels hover above the woman, their faces turned towards the sky, illuminated by divine light.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
