"Large Oil On Canvas Seventeenth Century Period, Vanity, Saint Mary Magdalene, Baroque"
Old & large oil on canvas. French school of the seventeenth century. Religious subject representing Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent. The young woman is painted in a cave, holding a skull against her body. Very beautiful vanity reminiscent of the motto "memento Mori", remember that nothing is eternal. The artist took great care of the emblematic hair of the saint. The canvas is presented in a very beautiful frame in carved & gilded wood. The frame measures 88.5cm x 76cm, the canvas measures 69cm x 57cm In very good condition