Mary Magdalene (Savoldo)
Mary Magdalene is a c.1535-1540 oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo, now in the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1978.[1][2]
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The Getty copy
It is generally considered to be the first of a series of four paintings of the subject, which was popular among private Venetian commissioners. The other three are in the:
- Contini Bonacossi collection in Florence - with a rocky outcrop added in the background, this copy was acquired by Bonacossi from the Giovannelli collection in Venice in 1935;[3]
- Speed Art Museum in Louisville;
- Getty Museum in Los Angeles - with a gold mantle unlike the grey one in other versions, this copy was previously in Warwick Castle.[4]
References
- (in Italian) Pierluigi De Vecchi ed Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, Bompiani, Milano 1999. ISBN 88-451-7212-0
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