St Mary Magdalene (between 1623 and 1627). Simon Vouet (French, 1590-1649). Oil on canvas. Galleria
St Mary Magdalene (between 1623 and 1627). Simon Vouet (French, 1590-1649). Oil on canvas. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica.Dominated by the monumental figure of the Magdalene, the picture opens out to a luxuriant perspectival landscape view in the left background. Another highly interesting element is the close stylistic analogy between the Magdalene and Vouet’s Allegory of Peace, that was also in the Barberini collection. As the Allegory has been attributed to an anonymous brother of the Cavalier Muti (a student of Vouet and Claude Mellan), the similarities between the two pictures lead to basic questions about the true authorship of this extraordinary painting. -- source link
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