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Object Type
print
Museum number
1874,0808.1971
Description
St Mary Magdalene sits and rests her head on her right hand, an ointment vase behind her on top of a rock Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Francesco Brizio
Published by:
Nicolas van Aelst
School/style
Italian
Production date
1580-1600
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
230 millimetres
Width:
184 millimetres
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Curator's comments
The invention of the design has been either attributed to Ludovico or Agostino Carracci (for further bibliography see: The Illustrated Bartsch, 4003,004)
Bibliographic references
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur
(XVIII.80.83)
(under Agostino Carracci)
TIB / The Illustrated Bartsch
(4003.004 S2)
Bohlin 1979 / Prints and related drawings by the Carracci family
(R 29)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
christian saint/martyr
Associated names
Representation of:
St Mary Magdalene
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Francis Arnold Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Hugh Howard
Acquisition date
1874
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1874,0808.1971