Penitent Magdalene
Titian · 1563
Why it's great
Mary Magdalene looks up toward heaven with tears in her eyes, with a jar and a skull nearby. Titian painted it in about 1563, and his loose, quick brushwork shows the emotion.
Where to see it
📍 Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg, Russia
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Titian was an Italian painter born in Pieve di Cadore around 1490. He worked in Venice and became the most famous painter in Europe, painting portraits for the Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain with rich color and loose brushwork. He lived to a great age and died in Venice in 1576.
