Penitent St. Mary Magdalene
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school.
Max Resolution:1211×1476 PX
Title:Penitent St. Mary Magdalene
Artists:Titian
Date:1560 - c.1565
Style:Mannerism (Late Renaissance)
Genre:religious painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dimensions:119×98 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Penitent Magdalene is a 1565 oil painting by Titian of saint Mary Magdalene, now in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. Unlike his 1531 version of the same subject, Titian has covered Mary's nudity and introduced a vase, an open book and a skull as a memento mori. Its colouring is more mature than the earlier work, using colours harmonising with character. In the background the sky is bathed in the rays of the setting sun, with a dark rock contrasting with the brightly lit figure of Mary.