1625 (ca.), Domenichino, Saint Mary Magdalene -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: The penitent Mary Magdalene was a popular Christian subject among seventeenth-century Italian artists. She was portrayed as a reformed sinner who washed and anointed Christ's feet, and she was also represented at Christ's resurrection. Here, Domenichino has depicted her with a jar of ointment, kneeling next to Christ's tomb. The artist, a native of Bologna, was a contemporary of Caravaggio in Rome in the early 1600s. Inspired by the work of Raphael, and that of his teacher Annibale Carracci, Domenichino played a pivotal role in the development of an idealised, classical style of painting in Italy.
1625 (ca.), Domenichino, Saint Mary Magdalene -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: The penitent Mary Magdalene was a popular Christian subject among seventeenth-century Italian artists. She was portrayed as a reformed sinner who washed and anointed Christ's feet, and she was also represented at Christ's resurrection. Here, Domenichino has depicted her with a jar of ointment, kneeling next to Christ's tomb. The artist, a native of Bologna, was a contemporary of Caravaggio in Rome in the early 1600s. Inspired by the work of Raphael, and that of his teacher Annibale Carracci, Domenichino played a pivotal role in the development of an idealised, classical style of painting in Italy.