The Reading Magdalen (Georges de La Tour)

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The Reading Magdalen is a contemplative 17th-century painting by Georges de La Tour depicting Mary Magdalene in a candlelit interior, renowned for its dramatic use of light and introspective mood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artHistoricalContext French Baroque religious art ⓘ
artStyle tenebrist ⓘ
colorPalette restricted palette ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Georges de La Tour ⓘ
depicts Mary Magdalene ⓘ
book ⓘ
candle ⓘ
candlelit interior ⓘ
mirror ⓘ
single light source ⓘ
skull ⓘ
woman seated at a table ⓘ
genre religious painting ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom Caravaggism ⓘ
linked to: Caravaggisti
iconography Magdalene with skull and candle ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
mainSubject penitent Mary Magdalene ⓘ
linked to: Mary Magdalene
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
movement Baroque ⓘ
notableFor chiaroscuro lighting ⓘ
contemplative mood ⓘ
nocturnal interior ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage French ⓘ
partOfSeries Magdalene paintings by Georges de La Tour ⓘ
portrays introspective figure ⓘ
theme Christian devotion ⓘ
meditation on death ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Masters Picture Gallery → notableWorkInCollection → The Reading Magdalen (Georges de La Tour) ⓘ
The Reading Magdalen (Georges de La Tour) → partOfSeries → Magdalene paintings by Georges de La Tour ⓘ
linked to: The Reading Magdalen (Georges de La Tour)
Magdalene with the Smoking Flame → partOf → Magdalene paintings by Georges de La Tour ⓘ
linked to: The Reading Magdalen (Georges de La Tour)