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Simon Vouet

Saint Mary Magdalen

c. 1630
oil on panel
130.8 × 103.5 cm (51.5 × 40.7 in)

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The skull beside Mary symbolizes the fleeting nature of life and ultimate worthlessness of material possessions.

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