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oil paint (paint)96 × 126 Cm
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In this half-length biblical painting, an aged woman offering tempting jewels—possibly the proprietor of a brothel—and an angel bestowing spiritual guidance battle for the soul of Mary Magdalene. A ghoulish demon emerges from the shadows in the background with a fistful of snakes, a menacing symbol of evil. Jacob Jordaens had already developed his own rich realism, with earthy figures and naturalistic shadows, by the time he executed this early work, probably for an upper-class home in his native Antwerp.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 96 × 126 Cm |
| Tags | Mary Magdalenedevil/satan/lucifer/beezelbub/mephistophelesangelsChristian subjectsjewelryskullstemptationswomanwomen |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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it was not part of his sale in Paris, May 19, 1938]....
it was not part of his sale in Paris, May 19, 1938]. Sold, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, March 12, 1951, no. 57. Morris I. Kaplan (died 1966), Chicago
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Brussels, Jacob Jordaens, 1928, no. 34.
Brussels, Jacob Jordaens, 1928, no. 34.
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Private collection, Brussels, 1928 [see Brussels 1928, no....
Private collection, Brussels, 1928 [see Brussels 1928, no. 34]. Édouard Napoléon César Edmond Mortier, duc de Trévise (died 1946), Paris [according to Jaffé in Ottawa 1968
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Rüdiger Klessmann, “Johann Liss’s ‘Temptation of the Magdalene',” Burlington Magazine138
Rüdiger Klessmann, “Johann Liss’s ‘Temptation of the Magdalene',” Burlington Magazine138 (1996), p. 187. fig. 49.
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sold to the Art Institute, 1991.
sold to the Art Institute, 1991.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1990–91, Chicago, 1991, p. 19, fig. 2.
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1990–91, Chicago, 1991, p. 19, fig. 2.
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John Rowlands, "Jordaens at Ottawa," Pantheon 27
John Rowlands, "Jordaens at Ottawa," Pantheon 27 (1969) p. 316.
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heirs of Morris I....
heirs of Morris I. Kaplan (on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago since 1969)
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Julian S. Held, "Jordaens at Ottawa," Burlington Magazine 111
Julian S. Held, "Jordaens at Ottawa," Burlington Magazine 111 (1969), p. 271.
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R.-A. d'Hulst, exh. review of National Gallery of Canada, Jacob Jordaens 1593-1678 cat. by Michael Jaffé in Art Bulletin 51
R.-A. d'Hulst, exh. review of National Gallery of Canada, Jacob Jordaens 1593-1678 cat. by Michael Jaffé in Art Bulletin 51 (1969) p. 381.
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"Conseils aux acheteurs," Connaissance des arts no. 203
"Conseils aux acheteurs," Connaissance des arts no. 203 (1969) p. 89, fig. 6.
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Michael Jaffé, "The Robust Virtuosity of Jordaens," Apollo 88
Michael Jaffé, "The Robust Virtuosity of Jordaens," Apollo 88 (1968), p. 373, fig. 13.
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offered for sale, Sotheby's , London, June 12, 1968, no....
offered for sale, Sotheby's , London, June 12, 1968, no. 56, bought in
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exhibition
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Jacob Jordaens 1593-1678, 1968, no. 7.
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Jacob Jordaens 1593-1678, 1968, no. 7.
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