Mailänder Schule des frühen 16. Jahrhunderts,... Lot n° 446

THE HOLY MARIA MAGDALENA AS A BUSINESS Oil on wood. 48.5 x 37.5 cm. In decorative frame. The sitter in front of a dark brown background with naked upper part of her body in front of which she has crossed her arms. She is shown with her typical attributes, the flowing long open hair and in front of her standing a long cross with the Corpus Christi. She has turned her head slightly backwards and looks with her eyes reverently towards heaven. Painting in monochrome beige-brown colour. Common iconography of the saint as a penitent, widely used in the history of painting. Rest., retouching. (12220912) (18)