Atoning Magdalene

Title

Atoning Magdalene

Draughtsman

• Benedetto Luti ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• gouache
• chalk
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening
• squaring

Geographic Reference

• Florentine

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for a painting?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen unten mittig (mit dem Pinsel in Gold): Le. Che. Luti [?]
Auf dem Montierungsbogen unten mittig Stempel der Sammlung Robert Udny, London (Lugt 2248)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Mary Magdalene

Primary

• 11HH(MARY MAGDALENE) the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge
• 31D15(+55) adult woman (+ sitting on the ground)
• 31AA2351(+4) sitting on the ground - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)
• 11Q651 crucifix ~ personal devotion
• 26A clouds
• 11E4 Holy Ghost represented otherwise, e.g. ray(s) of light
• 11G1941 angels as rays of light