The Penitent Magdalen, ca. 1640, Oil on canvas, 52 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (133.4 x 102.2 cm), Paintings, Georges de La Tour (French, Vic-sur-Seille 1593–1653 Lunéville), A sinner, perhaps a courtesan, Mary Magdalen was a witness of Christ who renounced the pleasures of the flesh for a life of penance and contemplation. She is shown with a mirror, symbol of vanity; a skull, emblem of mortality; and a candle that probably stands for her spiritual enlightenment
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Penitent Magdalen, ca, 1640, Oil, canvas, 52 1/2 x 40 1/4, 133.4 102.2 cm, Paintings, Georges de La Tour, French, Vic-sur-Seille, 1593–1653, Lunéville, sinner, perhaps, courtesan, Mary, witness, Christ, renounced, pleasures, flesh, life, penance, contemplation, shown, mirror, symbol, vanity, skull, emblem, mortality, candle, stands, spiritual enlightenment
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