Artemisia Gentileschi   (Rome, 1593 - 1652)Mary Magdalene as Melancholy, 1622-25. Museo So

Artemisia Gentileschi   (Rome, 1593 - 1652)

Mary Magdalene as Melancholy, 1622-25. Museo Soumaya, (Mexico City)

Mary Magdalene as Melancholy, 1622-25. The Cathedral of Sevilla version

X-ray examination has shown that the fabric on the saint’s shoulder is wider in the Seville version and was probably added later to fit with the canons of the Catholic Church.

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