The Ecstasy of the Magdalen

The Ecstasy of the Magdalen by Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

original canvas: 213.8 x 143.6 cm (84 3/16 x 56 1/2 in.) overall size (lined canvas and stretcher): 216 x 146 cm (85 1/16 x 57 1/2 in.) framed: 258.1 x 189.6 x 10.8 cm (101 5/8 x 74 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.) gross weight (painting and frame together): 65.772 kg (145 lb.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CIS-B

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Patrons' Permanent Fund

Accession Number

2002.12.1

About the Artist

Giulio Cesare Procaccini · 15741625

Painter and sculptor, son of Ercole Procaccini. Having moved to Milan with the rest of the family in the mid-1580s, he trained as a sculptor, perhaps in the workshop of Francesco Brambilla (ii), and then worked (1591–9) for the workshop of Milan Cathedral. Italian painter, printmaker.

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