{"title":"Mary Magdalene","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"mary-magdalene-penitent-italian-old-master-baroque-oil-painting-framed","title":"Italian Old Master Oil Painting, Mary Magdalene Penitent, 17th Century Baroque Original on Canvas, Framed","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Penitent Magdalene\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary Magdalene is shown in half-length, her eyes cast upward and her hands clasped or resting near a skull, the traditional vanitas symbol of mortality and repentance. Her hair falls loose over bare shoulders, and the palette moves between warm flesh tones, dark earth colors in the background, and cooler passages where light strikes the skin. The composition is built on strong contrasts between the illuminated figure and the surrounding darkness, with the light source coming from above and to one side, modeling the form in sharp relief against the black ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eItalian Baroque Religious Painting in the 17th Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Penitent Magdalene was among the subjects most frequently painted by Italian artists during the 1600s. The theme allowed painters to combine religious devotion with the study of the human figure, drapery, and dramatic lighting. Artists across Italy produced versions of this subject, drawing on the influence of Caravaggio and his followers who established the use of tenebrism, the contrast between deep shadow and focused illumination. The half-length format with upward gaze and vanitas objects (skull, book, crucifix) became a standard composition repeated throughout the century in workshops from Rome to Naples, Bologna, and Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GalerieClub Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57214938644812,"sku":"GC-RELI-17-001","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/4911\/3420\/files\/Italian_Old_Master_oil_painting_of_Mary_Magdalene_penitent_17th_century_Baroque_framed.png?v=1777653622"},{"product_id":"circle-van-diepenbeeck-mary-magdalene-repentant-oil-copper-17th-century","title":"Mary Magdalene Repentant, Circle of Abraham Van Diepenbeeck, 17th Century Flemish Oil on Copper, Framed","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMary Magdalene Repentant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oil on copper depicts Mary Magdalene in a posture of prayer, her eyes open and her hands crossed. The figure is rendered against a dark background that isolates the subject and draws attention to the modeling of the skin and the fall of light across the figure. The small format of the copper support allows for fine detail in the rendering of the face and hands. The painting bears an attached monogram AD, and a cartouche on the back attributes the work to Abraham Van Diepenbeeck. An expertise label from Cabinet Turquin in Paris is present on the reverse, indicating the work has been examined by a recognized authentication authority. The painting is presented in its frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Abraham Van Diepenbeeck (1607-1675)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbraham Van Diepenbeeck was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, and stained glass designer born in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1607. He trained in Antwerp and became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1636. Van Diepenbeeck worked closely with Peter Paul Rubens and was influenced by his compositional approach and handling of light. After Rubens's death in 1640, Van Diepenbeeck continued to work in the Antwerp tradition, producing religious paintings, mythological scenes, and designs for prints. He was also active as a designer of stained glass windows for churches across the Southern Netherlands. His oil paintings on copper are noted for their refined technique and careful attention to light effects on small-scale figures. Van Diepenbeeck died in Antwerp in 1675.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"GalerieClub Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57215076958540,"sku":"635","price":5600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/4911\/3420\/files\/Mary_Magdalene_Repentant_attributed_to_Van_Diepenbeeck_17th_century_oil_on_copper_framed_Flemish_painting.png?v=1778278968"}],"url":"https:\/\/galerieclub.com\/collections\/mary-magdalene.oembed","provider":"GalerieClub Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}