Saint Mary Magdalen

Simon Vouet’s ‘Saint Mary Magdalen’ was painted around c. 1630. It’s an oil on panel, currently housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art. The work shows Magdalen in a contemplative pose, a common subject for Vouet.

The dimensions of ‘Saint Mary Magdalen’ are not provided by the museum. This omission leaves the exact scale of the work unknown to viewers.

The painting is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection, acquired without a specific credit line mentioned in the available resources.

Vouet was known for integrating the Italian Baroque style into French painting. He served as Premier peintre du Roi for Louis XIII.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.108

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