Penitent Magdalene (Artemisia Gentileschi)

Summary

Penitent Magdalene is a painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It hangs in the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, having been acquired by the museum in 2024. It was originally acquired by Fernando Afán de Ribera in the 17th century and displayed in his Seville residence. The painting later disappeared, but was recently rediscovered in exceptional condition. She returned to the subject later in the 1620s in Mary Magdalene as Melancholy.