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[82015] Birmingham : BM&AG - The Penitent Magdalen
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham.
The Penitent Magdalen.
Nicolas Régnier (c1590-1667).
Oil on canvas, c1650-60.
Mary Magdalene was a living example of Christ's forgiveness. Having repented of her worldly and sinful ways, she became one of Christ's most beloved followers. Painters have often depicted Mary Magdalene in penitential pose. The jar in the top left hand corner of the painting reminds us that it was Mary who brought an alabaster jar of precious unguent, with which she anointed Christ's feet at the feast in the house of Simon the Pharisee. Regnier trained in Antwerp and then moved to Italy, first to Rome in 1615 and then to Venice. Under the influence of Guido Reni, he developed the type of languishing and abandoned female who masquerades as the Magdalene, Sophonisba, Artemisia, Cleopatra and others.
[82015] Birmingham : BM&AG - The Penitent Magdalen
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham.
The Penitent Magdalen.
Nicolas Régnier (c1590-1667).
Oil on canvas, c1650-60.
Mary Magdalene was a living example of Christ's forgiveness. Having repented of her worldly and sinful ways, she became one of Christ's most beloved followers. Painters have often depicted Mary Magdalene in penitential pose. The jar in the top left hand corner of the painting reminds us that it was Mary who brought an alabaster jar of precious unguent, with which she anointed Christ's feet at the feast in the house of Simon the Pharisee. Regnier trained in Antwerp and then moved to Italy, first to Rome in 1615 and then to Venice. Under the influence of Guido Reni, he developed the type of languishing and abandoned female who masquerades as the Magdalene, Sophonisba, Artemisia, Cleopatra and others.