The Penitent Magdalen
Georges de La Tour · ca. 1640
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Georges de La Tour's "The Penitent Magdalen," an oil on canvas painting, measures 52 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (133.4 x 102.2 cm) and is dated circa 1640. The artist, Georges de La Tour, was a Lorrain painter active from 1593 to 1652. The painting is classified under "Paintings" in the European Paintings department.
The artwork was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman in 1978 and is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. No provenance details are available in the provided catalogue record, and the painting has no listed exhibition history or literature.
No comparable holdings by Georges de La Tour or paintings of the same subject or period are listed in the provided 'Comparable holdings' data from the Art Institute of Chicago.
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