Domenico Campagnola
, Italian, 1500-1564
Title
Saint Mary Magdalen Kneeling Outside a CaveDate1550-1600
MediumBrown ink on paper
Dimensions
33.5 x 19.2 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1866
Object numberNGI.2038
DescriptionAccording to a legend which originated in France in the 11th century, Mary Magdalen travelled to Marseille and lived for many years as a hermit in the mountains near Sainte-Baume. In this image she is shown draped in animal skins to the right of the composition. When acquired by the Gallery at the sale of Dr Wellesley's collection at Sotheby's in 1866, this drawing was thought to be by Titian. It was previously owned by the British miniaturist Richard Cosway (1740-1821).ProvenanceRichard Cosway; Richard Houlditch; Revd Dr H. Wellesley; Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1866, Revd Dr H. Wellesley sale, lot 1940 Exhibition HistoryDrawings from the National Gallery of Ireland, Wildenstein, London/New York, 1967
Master European Drawings From the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Centre, Colorado; Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park; Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin; Pierpont Morgan Library, New York; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana; The Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minnesota; The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California; National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 1983