Name/Title
Pentitent MagdaleneEntry/Object ID
L.2004.004.001Description
After Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)
The Penitent MagdaleneArtwork Details
Medium
Oil on CanvasSubject
Mary MagdaleneContext
"The Penitent Magdalene," oil on canvas, after original by Carlo Dolci, Italian, 19th century. Original hangs in the Pitti Palace. This is a widely copied painting. Mary Magdalene has a nimbus and holds a small jar of ointment (same form as seen on sculpture of Mary Magdalene at the Tomb), elaborately dressed and bejewelled with hair loose.
The painting appears in 1918 photo taken in the West Parlor of the Aiken-Rhett House.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Dolci, CarloAttribution
After a painting byDate made
1800 - 1859Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Art, Religious, MagdaleneOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
L.2004.004.001Dimensions
Height
29 inWidth
23-1/4 inDimension Notes
Dimensions of frame: 40" x 34.5"
Opening: 28.5" x 23"Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Thick ground of paint.
See condition report.Notes
There is a small "test" area of cleaning on wrist-3/8"circular.
Overall Condition is Good to Fair.
Major cracks and accretions and abrasions at upper edges.
Abrasions/loss at corner, loss at 1/8" x 1/8" along PR corner 2.75"-2"
Masking tape visible on lower edge which needs to be removed.
Need to stabilize crack at forehead (2" L) and at lower right corner.
Bubble in canvas at lower edge from left corner.
Frame:
cracks at all mitres
lower crack in shell extending across
loss of gilding at lower inside frame and upper inside frame due to dusting/cleaning
older repair at upper shell-nail pounded throughProvenance
Notes
Originally owned by Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr. Descended in the Aiken-Rhett family to Governor Burnet Maybank, then to his daughter Mrs. Elizabeth M. Guerard Wright. Mrs. Wright passed away on August 1, 2024. The painting is now the property of her grandson, Frost Parker.Exhibitions
Exhibition
2Notes
Exhibit Start: 2004-06-07Intake
Loan In
L.2004.004.Lender
Elizabeth G. WrightDate Received
Jun 2, 2004General Notes
Note
Notes: Original hardware on back of elaborate frame. Previously conserved.
Verso: Tacking around frame vaires from 1.25"-1.5"; approx. 66 tacks; masking tape covers some tacks, but continues around frame.
Status: OKNote Type
Cataloging NoteNote
Receipt with HIRAM H. HORZER, Box GPO-New York; No. 1121(2or7) PICTURE.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 8, 2004Updated By
museumsintern@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
June 2, 2025