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The Conversion of Mary Magdalene
Peter Paul Rubens, Federico Zuccari
National Museums Liverpool
United Kingdom
Zuccaro's composition is a study for the right half of a painting in the Grimani Chapel (now destroyed) at San Francesco della Vigna, Venice. The left corner has been added and made up by Rubens to complete the composition, although it is more in the style of Raphael than Zuccaro. Rubens also added white heightening to the lady in the right foreground.
It depicts the moment when Mary Magdelene kneels in recognition before Christ to remonstrate with him over the death of her brother Lazarus, while her sister Martha acknowledges Christ as the Messiah.
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Details
- Title: The Conversion of Mary Magdalene
- Creator: Federico Zuccaro; Peter Paul Rubens
- Physical Dimensions: 43.1 cm x 50.8 cm
- Rights: Purchased from the Trustees of the Weld Heirlooms Settlement with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, Sir Denis Mahon and British Nuclear Fuels in 1995
- Medium: Pen; Black chalk; Brown ink; Brown wash; Buff oil paint; Blue paper
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