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Penitent Magdalene is a painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It hangs in Seville Cathedral. It has probably been in the cathedral since the late 17th century. [1] She returned to the subject later in the 1620s in Mary Magdalene as Melancholy.

Pentitent Magdalene
Artist	Artemisia Gentileschi
Year	1622-1625
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	122 cm × 96 cm (48 in × 38 in)
Location	Seville Cathedral, Seville

Provenance

The painting's first home was the collection of Fernando Enriquez Afan de Ribera, the 3rd Duke of Alcala, from 1626 to 1637.[2] He purchased the painting in Rome while he was ambassador to the Holy See during 1625-1626.[3] In 1626, he became viceroy of Naples, and then later returned to Seville in 1631.[1]

References

Sources

• Bissell, R. Ward (1999). Artemisia Gentileschi and the Authority of Art : Critical Reading and Catalogue Raisonné. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271017877.
• Christiansen, Keith; Mann, Judith Walker (2001). Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi. New York; New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press. ISBN 1588390063.

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