Mary Magdalene (Artemisia Gentileschi)

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Mary Magdalene is a 1616-1618 painting by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It hangs in the Pitti Palace in Florence.^[1]

Description

The figure is portrayed in a gown of yellow silk, pushing away a mirror (a symbol of vanity) inscribed with the words Optimam partem elegit (“you have chosen the best part”).^[2]

References

^ Christiansen, Keith; Mann, Judith Walker (2001-01-01). Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi. New York; New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press. ISBN 1588390063.
^ "S. M. Magdalen". Le Gallerie degli Uffizi. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

Artemisia Gentileschi

Paintings

1610s	Susanna and the Elders (Pommersfelden) Madonna and Child (Rome) Judith Beheading Holofernes (Naples) Danaë Portrait of a Nun Allegory of Inclination Judith and her Maidservant (Florence) Self-Portrait as a Lute Player Self-Portrait as a Female Martyr Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy Saint Catherine of Alexandria
1620s	Cleopatra (Milan) Cleopatra (Ferrara) Portrait of a Lady, dressed in a gold embroidered costume Jael and Sisera Saint Cecilia Allegory of Painting Judith Slaying Holofernes (Florence) Mary Magdalene as Melancholy Susanna and the Elders (Stamford) Portrait of a Gonfaloniere Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan Lucretia (Milan) Christ Blessing the Children Medea Penitent Magdalene Judith and Her Maidservant (Detroit) Venus and Cupid Esther Before Ahasuerus Lucretia (Los Angeles) Aurora
1630s	Annunciation (Naples) Corisca and the Satyr Self-Portrait (Rome) Clio, Muse of History The Birth of Saint John the Baptist Lot and His Daughters Bathsheba (Columbus) Cleopatra (Rome) Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli Adoration of the Magi Saints Proculus and Nicea Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting David and Goliath Christ and the Woman of Samaria Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes Susanna and the Elders (London) Susanna and the Elders (private collection)
1640s	Susanna and the Elders (Brno) Lucretia (Potsdam) Judith and her Maidservant (Naples) Judith and her Maidservant (Cannes) Saint Apollonia
1650s	Susanna and the Elders (Bologna) Virgin and Child with a Rosary

Bibliography
Artemisia (1997 film)
Orazio Gentileschi (father)

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