The penitent Magdalene: PD.4-1966

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The penitent Magdalene

Maker(s)

Painter: Dolci, Carlo

Entities

Painting

Legal notes

Bought from the funds of Mis I. M. E. Hitchcock's bequest fund, 1966

Measurements and weight

Height: 64.4 cm
Width: 52.7 cm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1966) by P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. Ltd

Dating

Circa 1650 - Circa 1651

School or Style

Italian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

Text: IVBILEMUS DEO SALVTARI / NOSTRO / Qui Seminant in Lacrimis; / in exultatione metent / In conuere ... Psalmus 126;
Location: Verso, on canvas

Inscription present: two similar impressions

Text: a winged dragon rampant below a bearded, haloed head with wings
Location: Verso, on top member of stretcher
Method of creation: Impressions in wax
Type: Seal

Inscription present: the rest of the inscription is concealed by the second seal, but evidence of previous ownership leads to the assumption that it should read 'Martelli'

Text: De Sig Mar.....
Location: Verso, on top member of stretcher, between the above seal

Text: il vero / penitent(e)[?o] / ogni / occhasio / ne / di pecchar / Figge / e / corre / all ora / Zione
Location: Verso, on left member of stretcher
Method of creation: Red chalk(?)

Text: 1650 / principiata / Ilgiorno di / Sua Festa / del 1651 ulti(ma) / giornata / in dipinger / il volto
Location: Verso, on right member of stretcher
Method of creation: Red chalk(?)

References and bibliographic entries

Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum page(s): 58
Some paintings and drawings by Carlo Dolci in British Collections page(s): 317, 320
Carlo Dolci page(s): 27, 111

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.4-1966
Primary reference Number: 921
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 January 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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