1720
unspecified
From the collection of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
La Madeleine pénitente is a 1720 unspecified by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, a Rococo painting work, held at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
This painting depicts a woman with long, curly hair, sitting on the ground with her legs crossed. She is covered by a blue cloth, and her right arm is outstretched, with her hand resting on her knee. In the background, there are three cherubs looking down at her. The woman's gaze is downward, and her facial expression is somber. The woman's pose and facial expression convey a sense of sadness and introspection. The cherubs in the background add a sense of innocence and purity to the scene. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in modeling three-dimensional objects and figures, explore the works of Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini.
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (29 April 1675 – 2 or 5 November 1741) was one of the leading Venetian history painters of the early 18th century.
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