Of prestigious provenance, Titian's Penitent Magdalene had been thought lost in the 19th century. The painting raised €4.8 million at the Dorotheum in Vienna. According to Artprice, it is in the top 3 records for the Italian master, behind a Holy Conversation ($16.8M, 2011) and Venus and Adonis (£7.48M, 1991).
