Saint Mary Magdalene at prayer
circa 1627 - 1628
Oil on canvas
2013-0-11
Allocated by the Louvre Museum in 1897, transfer of property to the city of Quimper in 2013.
H. 111,5 cm - L. 93 cm
The theme of Mary Magdalene in prayer stems directly from the instructions given by the exegetes of the Counter-Reformation and from the decree « on holy images » issued at the Council of Trent. Guido Reni specialises in this kind of female character, the ideal of beauty and perfection, a true model of both love and contemplative life, and painted a dozen of Saint Mary Magdalene, sometimes in the Sainte-Baume grotto. This masterpiece entered Royal collections in 1670.
Saint Mary Magdalene at prayer
circa 1627 - 1628
Oil on canvas
2013-0-11
Allocated by the Louvre Museum in 1897, transfer of property to the city of Quimper in 2013.
H. 111,5 cm - L. 93 cm
The theme of Mary Magdalene in prayer stems directly from the instructions given by the exegetes of the Counter-Reformation and from the decree « on holy images » issued at the Council of Trent. Guido Reni specialises in this kind of female character, the ideal of beauty and perfection, a true model of both love and contemplative life, and painted a dozen of Saint Mary Magdalene, sometimes in the Sainte-Baume grotto. This masterpiece entered Royal collections in 1670.