Penitent Magdalen kneeling on a rocky ground before a skull and bones, an ointment jar lies in the left foreground, rays of light and winged putti descend from above
Giulio Carpioni
ca. 1640–55
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 8 9/16 x 5 11/16 in. (21.8 x 14.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.333
Tags
SkullsPuttiMary Magdalene
About the Artist
Giulio Carpioni · 1613–1678
Comment on works: Allegory; Mythology