The Penitent Magdalen
Carlo Cignani (Bologna 1628 - Forli 1719)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1648 - 1719
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
940 x 710 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 436020
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Penitent Magdelen by Carlo Cignani (Bologna 1628 – Forli 1719). Cignani was a pupil of Francesco Albani (1578 - 1660), painter of the Bolognese School.
Provenance
From Lord Tyrconnel's collection in Arlington Street; purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) fromEdward John Peregrine Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow, C. St J. (b.1936) in 1984
Credit line
Belton House, The Brownlow Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1984)
Makers and roles
Carlo Cignani (Bologna 1628 - Forli 1719), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Francesco Trevisani (Slovenia 1656 – Rome 1746), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Italian (Bolognese) School, artist