Artemisia Gentileschi painted Mary Magdalene in a sudden swoon -— a tradition of matching physical beauty to spiritual elevation. What if you put down your phone, turned away from your bedroom ...
We are thrilled to present Artemisia Gentileschi's dazzling Penitent Mary Magdalene to the public for the first time since it ...
The Kimbell Art Museum announced Friday it acquired Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Penitent Mary Magdalene,” which has been held in private collections since it was painted circa 1625-26.
Why it matters: This is the first time the public can view Penitent Mary Magdalene, which was in private collections since ...
Mary Magdalen in Meditation (c.1620s pictured above), by the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi, sold for £1,400,000 at Sotheby’s, London last month. The most famous female painter of early ...
Something like this is what Artemisia Gentileschi was trying to show in a picture that ... but a woman experiencing a particular state. She is, of course, Mary Magdalene, and her state is penitence.