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Painting of a sleeping woman in red with a skull in her lap, an old woman holding a gold dish of jewels at left, and a winged angel at right.

The Temptation of the Magdalene

A sleeping woman in a red dress and dark blue veil rests her head on her hand, a skull in her lap, while an old woman on the left holds a gold dish of jewels. A winged angel in a gold-patterned robe leans in from the right, set against a dark background.

Artist
Jacob Jordaens
Date
c. 1616
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2198 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1622).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection; anonymous gift in honor of Kate and Morris Kaplan

Español: La tentación de la Magdalena

Una mujer dormida, con un vestido rojo y un velo azul oscuro, apoya la cabeza en la mano y tiene un cráneo en el regazo, mientras una anciana a la izquierda sostiene un plato dorado con joyas. Un ángel alado con una túnica de estampado dorado se inclina desde la derecha, sobre un fondo oscuro.

Português: A tentação da Madalena

Uma mulher adormecida, com vestido vermelho e véu azul-escuro, apoia a cabeça na mão e tem um crânio no colo, enquanto uma velha à esquerda segura um prato dourado com joias. Um anjo alado, com manto de padronagem dourada, se inclina pela direita, diante de um fundo escuro.

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