Detail View: The AMICA Library: Mary Magdalen Repentant
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1988.108
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Vouet, Simon
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1590 - 1649
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Simon Vouet
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Title:
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Mary Magdalen Repentant
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1630
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Creation Start Date:
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1625
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Creation End Date:
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1635
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 130.8cm x 103.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1988.108
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Credit Line:
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Marquis Laurent de Migieu, Paris (1769), to Vicomte René de Vaulchier (1951); (Paris sales 1978, 1987); (Matthiesen Fine Art, London)
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Context:
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According to legend, after Christ's resurrection Mary Magdelen traveled to the mountains of southern France, where she lived many years as a hermit. Here she is shown contemplating the cross with her symbols, the jar of ointment (with which she anointed Christ's feet) and a skull, close at hand.Vouet spent fourteen years studying in Italy, mainly in Rome. In 1627 he was called back to Paris by King Louis XIII (1601-43), who made him his court painter, launching the artist on an extremely busy and prosperous career.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1988.108.tif
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