Mary Magdalene

Carlo Crivelli, c. 1480

With Carlo Crivelli, the so-called ‘International Gothic’ style experienced its final flowering in Italy. This perfectly preserved panel was painted towards the end of his career. It served as the altarpiece of a provincial church dedicated to Mary Magdalene in the sparsely populated rural area of the Marches where Crivelli lived.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3989
  • Dimensionsheight 152 cm x width 49 cm
  • Physical characteristicstempera on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Mary Magdalene

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3989

  • Description

    De heilige Maria Magdalena, staande met de zalfpot in de rechterhand.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘Opus Karoli Crivelli Venet.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Carlo Crivelli, Ascoli Piceno

  • Dating

    c. 1480

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tempera on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 152 cm x width 49 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; collection Kaiser Friedrich-Museum, Berlin, 1912; from whom acquired by the dealer I. Rosenbaum, Amsterdam, 1935; from whom aquired by Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam, Paris, 1935; purchased from his estate, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1946;{Provenance from 1821 to 1945 reconstructed by Ekkart et al. 2006; MCCP website, file card no. 2795; HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with xx other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1949;{Note RMA.} (inv. no. SK-C-1404); transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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