The Penitent Saint Mary Magdalen
Unknown
late 16th–early 17th century · Terracotta with remains of gesso and gilding · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The clay has been pricked to produce greater contrast in the shadows. The model was long attributed to GIovanni Francesco Rustici (1474–1554), a painter-sculptor much influenced by Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519).
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 16th–early 17th century
- Medium
- Terracotta with remains of gesso and gilding
- Culture
- Italian, Florence
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916
