FRENCH SCHOOL Second half of the 17th century Mary... Lot 43

FRENCH SCHOOL Second half of the 17th century Mary Magdalene renouncing the vanities of the world. In the background on the right Mary Magdalene penitent in ecstasy. Oil on canvas. Marouflé on panel (Some gaps in the background) H.: 81,7 cm - W.: 64,9 cm Antique Louis XIV style carved and gilded wood frame with flowers and flowers motifs. For the various themes relating to Mary Magdalene in ancient painting (devout, penitent, repentant, in ecstasy or in heaven), see the catalogue of the exhibition La Maddalena tra Sacro e Profano, Florence, Palazzo Pitti, 1986 (Arnoldo Mondadori Eidtore, Milan).