The Penitent Magdalen in the Wilderness
Alessandro Allori (Florence 1535 - Florence 1607)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1555 - 1607
Materials
Oil on copper
Measurements
305 x 230 mm
Place of origin
Florence
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290237
Summary
Oil painting on copper, The Penitent Magdalen in the Wilderness by Alessandro Allori (Florence 1535 – Florence 1607). Mary Magdalen, with long hair and wearing a white gown and blue cloak, sits with her head in one hand gazing at a crucifix. Landscape behind.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1985)
Makers and roles
Alessandro Allori (Florence 1535 - Florence 1607), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Denys Calvaert (Antwerp c.1540 - Bologna 1619), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 – Bologna 1642), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Italian (Bolognese) School, artist