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Giulio Carpioni

Penitent Magdalen kneeling on a rocky ground before a skull and bones, an ointment jar lies in the left foreground, rays of light and winged putti descend from above

ca. 1640–55
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21.8 × 14.4 cm (8.6 × 5.7 in)

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