Mary Magdalene (Perugino)
| Mary Magdalene | |
|---|---|
Perugino | |
| Year | c. 1500 |
| Medium | oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 47 cm × 34 cm (19 in × 13 in) |
| Location | Galleria Palatina, Florence |
Mary Magdalene is an oil on panel painting of
Perugino. It is modelled on his wife Chiara Fancelli, who also modelled for several of his Madonnas. It is comparable to his Madonna and Child with St John the Baptist and St Catherine of Alexandria (Louvre
), of similar date and with a similar dark background.
In the inventory of 1691 it was attributed to
Giacomo Francia
.
References
Bibliography
- (in Italian) Vittoria Garibaldi, Perugino, in Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Florence, 2004 ISBN 888117099X
- (in Italian) Pierluigi De Vecchi, Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, ISBN 88-451-7212-0
- (in Italian) Stefano Zuffi, Il Quattrocento, Electa, Milan, 2004 ISBN 8837023154
- (in Italian) Entry on Polomuseale.firenze.it
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