St. Mary Magdalene / Partial study of an ornate, architectural framework

XVI century. Pencil ground, Pencil, Grey-brown ink on paper.
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The saint is reclining nude in the desert, with an open book lying before her and her ointment jar nearby in the center foreground. The drawing is clearly related in composition to two drawings from the Cambiaso Album ( nos. 37 and 38, D01884 and D01674)

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Chicago, Art Services International, 2008, p.234

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Inventory number: D001898
Author: Anonymous (Follower of: Luca Cambiaso)
Title: St. Mary Magdalene / Partial study of an ornate, architectural framework
Date: XVI century
Technique: Pencil ground; Pencil; Grey-brown ink
Support: Paper
Dimension: Height: 248 mm; Width: 322 mm

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Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos. Dibujos italianos del siglo XVI (por Nicholas Turner, con la colaboración de José Manuel Matilla), V, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2004, pp. 235.

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Art Services International, Chicago, 2008, pp. 234.

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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