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(b. 1571, Caravaggio, d. 1610, Porto Ercole)

Martha and Mary Magdalene c. 1598 Oil on canvas, 97,8 x 132,7 cm Institute of Arts, Detroit

The painting has an iconographically very unusual theme. It shows Martha reproaching Mary Magdalene for her vanity, a subject that we know through a series of copies. The painting at Detroit has recently been recognized as the original.

The religious theme is treated in a substantially profane manner. It is a pretext for making passages of highly intensive painting and for constructing an image that, seen in the context of the usual dichotomy of Caravaggio's early years, is more of a genre scene than a religious one.

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Author: CARAVAGGIO Title: Martha and Mary Magdalene Time-line: 1551-1600 School: Italian Form: painting