06 Works , RELIGIOUS ART, Saint Mary Magdalene by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino- with footnotes #196

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Il Guercino
The Penitent Magdalene

Oil on canvas
Private collection

Mary of Magdala was a leading figure among those attracted to Jesus. When the men in that company abandoned him at the hour of mortal danger, Mary of Magdala was one of the women who stayed with him, even to the Crucifixion….

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