Penitent Magdalen
Penitent Magdalen

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Penitent Magdalen

Joseph Heintz the Elder, Swiss, 1564–1609
2001-183
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Entombment, Joseph Heintz the Elder

Penitent Magdalen, Joseph Heintz the Elder

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Title
Penitent Magdalen
Maker
Joseph Heintz the Elder
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
84.5 x 69 cm (33 1/4 x 27 3/16 in.) frame: 105 × 89 × 6 cm (41 5/16 × 35 1/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase and partial gift of Stephen Mazoh
Object Number
2001-183
Culture
Swiss
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
women, Christ, skull (skeleton component), crucifixion, passion, angels, books

Anonymous sale, Sotheby's Monaco, March 6, 1984, lot 1204; anonymous sale, Sotheby's New York, January 17, 1986, lot 128; Adam Williams, New York; Stephen Mazoh, Rhinebeck, New York (until 2001; sale and partial gift to Princeton University Art Museum).

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