Drawing Of Madeleine Kneeling 18th Century

Drawing in Indian ink on paper of rare beauty representing "Penitent Madeleine kneeling" in a landscape. The body is prostrate on the ground, in the right hand he holds the Crucifix kissing the feet of Christ. Mary of Magdala, known as Mary Magdalene, is a popular subject especially in Western religious art. This is explained by the fact that, according to both the New Testament and the apocryphal gospels, she was a very close disciple of Jesus, so much so that she witnessed the crucifixion in the first person. Indeed, the presence of the Magdalen in art is often linked to scenes of the passion. Also popular are versions of the penitent Magdalene, who, according to golden legend, after the death of Jesus retired to the desert to meditate. Coveted drawing by Lorenzo Pasinelli (Bologna, 1629 - 1700) CM.38X28 WITHOUT FRAME CM.44.5X35 WITH FRAME