Georges de La Tour | The Repentant Magdalene (1640)

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Georges de La Tour | The Repentant Magdalene (1640)

Magdalene at a Mirror or The Repentant Magdalene is a c. 1635–1640 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Georges de La Tour.

The painting depicts Mary Magdalene, a follower of Christ, who exchanged her previous lifestyle for a life of penance and contemplation. She is shown, illuminated by a candle, sitting and meditating in front of a mirror, the light from a candle creating a chiaroscuro effect, with the subject's brightly lit features contrasting with the darkness of the rest of the composition.

Both the candle and the human skull on which her hand is resting are metaphors for the brevity and fragility of life.

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