Titian, 1565 - The Penitent Magdalene - fine art print

Original artwork description as provided by the museum's website (© Copyright - by The J. Paul Getty Museum - www.getty.edu)

This painting of a repentant Mary Magdalene lifting her teary eyes to heaven was meant to inspire a greater spiritual devotion at a time when Catholicism was being challenged by the Protestant reformation. Owing to the popularity of the subject, Titian and his workshop made at least seven versions of this painting. X-rays of the painting revealed that Titian made numerous changes to the composition, suggesting that he used this canvas to work out his ideas over a considerable period of time. This Getty painting is unique because it is the only composition that shows the Magdalene's Bible resting on a cloth-covered support rather than a skull--a symbol used to invite contemplation of death.

Images of Mary Magdalene, the fallen woman whom Jesus found worthy to redeem and who would spend the rest of her life in solitude to atone for her sins, were especially prevalent during the Counter-Reformation, a period of devout Catholicism that lasted from approximately 1540 to 1640. Upon seeing Titian's conception of Mary Magdalene, Giorgio Vasari declared that the picture "profoundly stirs the emotions of all who look at it; and, moreover, although the figure Mary Magdalene is extremely lovely it moves one to thoughts of pity rather than desire."

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The Penitent Magdalene was created by Titian in 1565. What is more, this artwork can be viewed in in the collection of The J. Paul Getty Museum, which is part of the J. Paul Getty trust and is one of the world's largest arts organizations worldwide. It seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance.. This classic art work of art, which is part of the public domain is being included, courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum.Creditline of the artwork: . Furthermore, alignment is in portrait format and has a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which means that the length is 20% shorter than the width. Titian was a painter from Italy, whose art style can be classified as High Renaissance. The European painter lived for a total of 99 years - born in 1477 in Pieve di Cadore and deceased in 1576 in Venice.

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