A 17thC Italian School Oil on Panel of The Penitent Mary Magdalene c.1670 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the whole having four areas

the whole having four areas of tearing to the amber ivory silk background

as we see here in the jewel encrusted sleeves and bodice

Musee d'Orsay

75 inches high X 4

A charming addition to any home that favours the shaggy dog look

A 17thC Italian School Oil on Panel of The Penitent Mary Magdalene c.1670 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the whole having four areasOrigin: Italian School Period: Baroque Provenance: Collection of an Illustrious family, Livorno, Italy Date: c. 1670 Height: 12. 75 Width: 9. 5 Depth: 0. 6 Painted in oils on thick panel, the Italian school work depicting Mary Magdalene, penitent for her sins and with a sorrowful expression, clutching a crucifix, with fleshy arms and bosom, a halo of light around her head, the whole painted by a Bolognese painter and surviving from baroque period