Saint Mary of Egypt in the Desert

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Saint Mary of Egypt in the Desert

c. 1655-1656

David Teniers II (Flemish (active Antwerp and Brussels), 1610–1690) After Palma il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti) (Italian (active Venice), 1544–1628)

This copy of a painting by Palma il Giovane shows Saint Mary of Egypt, who spent forty-seven years in the desert to atone for a life of dissolution and prostitution. In the desert, this early Christian saint lived naked, subsisting on what she could find. Palma il Giovane's name and the dimensions of his original painting were written along the bottom of Teniers's copy but were later painted over.

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Object Details

Titles:

Saint Mary of Egypt in the Desert

Date:

c. 1655-1656

Artists:

David Teniers II (Flemish (active Antwerp and Brussels), 1610–1690) After Palma il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti) (Italian (active Venice), 1544–1628)

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

8 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches (22.5 x 17.1 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 693

Geography:

Made in Southern Netherlands (modern Belgium), Europe

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