This painting depicts two people seated in an outdoor setting. The person on the left appears to be a woman with pale skin and long golden hair, wearing draped clothes in shades of lilac and teal. Her left arm is resting on a rock, and she holds a tall, thin cross. The person on the right sits on the other side of the gray rock, leaning towards the woman. They have white wings, pale skin, and short, curly brown hair. They wear a detailed red and gold garment over a long white robe. A small chalice and a closed book lie between the two people on the ground. In the background on the left there…
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Mary Magdalene Comforted by an Angel

Claude Vignon (French, 1593 - 1670)

1626

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 77 × 99 cm (30 5/16 × 39 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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