Caravaggio's realism returns with his first paintings …
Years: 1597 - 1597
Caravaggio's realism returns with his first paintings on religious themes, and the emergence of remarkable spirituality.
One of the first of these is the Penitent Magdalene, showing Mary Magdalene at the moment when she has turned from her life as a courtesan and sits weeping on the floor, her jewels scattered around her.
It is understated, in the Lombard manner, not histrionic in the Roman manner of the time.
It is followed by others in the same style, including a Rest on the Flight into Egypt, painted around 1597.
Caravaggio: Penitent Magdalene (Mary Magdalene) (c. 1597) Oil on canvas, 122.5 cm × 98.5 cm (48.2 in × 38.8 in), Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome
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- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
Topics
- Renaissance, Italian
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Western Art: 1588 to 1600
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Years: 1597 - 1597
Caravaggio: Penitent Magdalene (Mary Magdalene) (c. 1597) Oil on canvas, 122.5 cm × 98.5 cm (48.2 in × 38.8 in), Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome
Locations
People
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
Topics
- Renaissance, Italian
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Western Art: 1588 to 1600
Subjects
Regions
Subregions