Magdalene with the Smoking Flame
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Magdalene with the Smoking Flame is a contemplative Baroque painting by Georges de La Tour depicting Mary Magdalene in dramatic candlelight, meditating on mortality and spiritual repentance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magdalene with the Smoking Flame canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
deep shadows
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warm browns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Georges de La Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Catholic Counter-Reformation spirituality ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mary Magdalene
NERFINISHED
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book ⓘ mirror ⓘ quiet interior setting ⓘ rope ⓘ skull ⓘ smoking flame ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
contemplative
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somber ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Magdalene with the Smoking Flame (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
NERFINISHED
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Magdalene with the Smoking Flame (Musée du Louvre) NERFINISHED ⓘ Magdalene with the Smoking Flame (private collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
candle flame as symbol of transience of life
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mirror as symbol of vanity ⓘ rope as symbol of asceticism ⓘ skull as symbol of mortality ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Caravaggism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lighting | single-point candlelight ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contemplation of mortality
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penitent Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ spiritual repentance ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chiaroscuro lighting
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dramatic candlelight ⓘ introspective mood ⓘ |
| partOf | Magdalene paintings by Georges de La Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Mary Magdalene in profile
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Mary Magdalene seated at a table ⓘ |
| pose | Mary Magdalene resting her head on her hand ⓘ |
| style | tenebrism ⓘ |
| theme |
meditation
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memento mori ⓘ penitence ⓘ vanitas ⓘ |
| usesLightSource | candle ⓘ |
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