Atoning Magdalene

Title

Atoning Magdalene

Draughtsman

• Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• figure study

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen unten mittig (mit Bleistift): Guercino

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)0 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 - female saint represented in a group
• 11G191 angel(s) represented as child(ren)