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

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 by Giulio Carpioni

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 · 16131678

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