PITTONI, Giambattista
(b. 1687, Venezia, d. 1767, Venezia)

The Penitent Magdalene

c. 1740
Oil on canvas, 48 x 38 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

This painting served as the working model for the artist's painting in the church of Santa Maria Maddalene dei Padri Cappuccini in Parma. The subject is the closing scene in the life of the Saint, after she had renounced her worldly goods and retired to a hermitage.