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Magdalena penitente (c.1650-1665)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Magdalena penitente (Penitent Magdalene) c.1650–1665 Oil on canvas, 123.2 x 108 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Tradition holds that Saint Mary Magdalene, a close follower of Jesus Christ, retreated to a cave in penitence during…

Carità (c.1560)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Carità (Charity) c.1560 Oil on copper, 22.9 × 18.4 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis

Buste de femme en rouge (1915)

Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Buste de femme en rouge (Female Bust in Red) 1915 Red gouache and black ink wash, 35.56 x 26.19 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis In Paris, where he moved in 1906 from his native Italy, Amedeo…

Psiche (1793-1794)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Psiche (Psyche) 1793–1794 Marble, 150 x 50 x 60 cm Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen Taking as his inspiration the Late Antique text Asinus aureus (The Golden Ass) by Apuleius, Antonio Canova, the outstanding sculptor of Italian Neoclassicism, interpreted the…