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This blog is an art history experiment for our Italian Renaissance travel course. We hope that you, our visitors, will not only take some time to read about what we are studying, but will ALSO feel free to make comments or ask us questions...especially after we see (most of) these things in person. As we travel, we will offer personal reflections on our experiences. After we fly out on the 17th, follow us as we visit Rome (May 18-20), Florence (20-24), and Venice (24-25). We return on Thursday, May 26...just in time for the holiday weekend.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

"The Penitent Magdalene"



Donatello's
The Penitent Magdalene, 1430-50s
Very little Documentation on this work
Said to have perfect anatomy
Strong realism and expressive force
Unlike other renaissance depictions of magdalene (she is emaciated rather than beautiful)
It expresses a spiritual, inner quality
The work was damaged by a flood (1966) and then restored
White poplar wood Originally had painted dark flesh color with gilded highlights in the hair
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