Mary Magdalene, Lourens Alma Tadema, 1846 - 1854

Identification

Title(s)

Mary Magdalene

Object type

Object number

SK-A-4173

Inscriptions / marks

signature: ‘L.A.T.’
inscription: ‘Alma Tadema. 't Kopje hiervan hangt in 't Rijksmuseum’

Description

Borst en armen van een jonge vrouw. De handen gevouwen op een opengeslagen boek. Vormt samen met SK-A-2289 een borstbeeld van Maria Magdalena.

Creation

Artist

painter: Lourens Alma Tadema

Dating

1846 - 1854

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

painting

Measurements

height 37 cm × width 45 cm × depth 1.4 cm

Subject

What

the penitent St. Mary Magdalene (often before a cave, possibly at La Sainte-Baume hill): her long hair covers her (naked) body, she reads, meditates or raises her tear-filled eyes towards heaven

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of M. Verwey, Bloemendaal

Acquisition

gift 1955

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection Dirk Hidde Nijland (1881-1955), Santpoort;{Swanson 1990, no. 12.} his widow, Mea Nijland-Verwey (1892-1978), Santpoort, to the museum, c. 1950

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 82

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5774

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