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The Penance of Mary Magdalene

According to the legend, during her last thirty years in France, Mary Magdalene devoted herself to solitary penance for the sins of her past life. This legend is connected to the belief that she was the sister of Martha and Lazarus of Bethany. Artwork depicting Mary in penance usually show her in a desert or rocky landscape, sometimes with a cave, and with a skull or a crucifix.

Related:   Ecstasy, Dwelling with Angels, Apotheosis   Other Portraits of Mary, Called Magdalene


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Magdalene in prayer
ALBANI, Francesco

Magdalene in the desert
Albani, Francesco, After

St. Magdalene in the desert, visited by angels
Albani, Francesco, Attributed to

Sleeping Magdalene
ANGEL, Michael John

Woman on her knees, in ecstasy
ANGO, Jean-Robert

St. Mary Magdalene
BASSET (Basset Md d'Estampes et Fabricant de Papiers Peint, Paris)

Mary Magdalene in the desert
BENNER, Emmanuel

Mary Magdalene penitent
BLIN, Thomas

Magdalene at prayer
BLOEMAERT, Abraham

Magdalene in penitence
BLOEMAERT, Abraham

Penitent Mary Magdalene, The
BÖCKLIN, Arnold

Magdalene assisted by the angels
BOUCHARDON, Edmé

Nude woman sitting at the waterside with a skull
BRESDIN, Rodolphe

Angel showing a crucifix to St. Magdalene, An
Calandrucci, Giacinto, Workshop of

St. Magdalene penitent
CAMBIASO, Luca

St. John the Baptist in the desert; St. Mary Magdalene in ecstasy
CANO, Alonso

Repentant Mary Magdalene, The
CANOVA, Antonio

St. Mary Magdalene in ecstasy
Caravaggio, After

Magdalene receiving communion from the hand of an angel
Carracci (one of the Carraccis), Attributed to

Magdalene in the desert, in meditation before a skull
Carracci (one of the Carraccis), School of

Study for a Penitent Magdalene. Figure in a door.
CARRACCI, Agostino

Mary Magdalene in a landscape
CARRACCI, Annibale

Mary Magdalene in the desert
CARRACCI, Annibale

Mary Magdalene penitent
CARRACCI, Annibale

St. Mary Magdalene in the desert
CARRACCI, Annibale

Penitent Magdalene
Carracci, Annibale, After

Penitent Magdalene
Carracci, Annibale, After

Magdalene in the desert
Carracci, Lodovico, After

Magdalene in prayer
CERRINI, Giovanni Domenico

St. Magdalene, lying close to a skull and a crucifix
Cesari, Giuseppe, Attributed to


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