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sakrogoat · 8 months

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Guido Cagnacci - Maddalena Svenuta

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oldpaintings · 1 year

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Magdalene Taken to Heaven, c.1640 by Guido Cagnacci (Italian, 1601--1663)

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artthatgivesmefeelings · 1 year

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Guido Cagnacci (Italian, 1601-1663) Allegory of time (or of human life), c.1650 London, Roma-Lampronti Gallery

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granstromjulius · 3 months

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Guido Cagnacci

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pagansphinx · 5 months

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Guido Cagnacci (Italian, 1601-1633) • The Death of Cleopatra • 1645-55 • Metropolitan Museum of Art

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According to popular belief, Cleopatra killed herself by allowing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her, but for the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or by introducing the poison with a sharp implement such as a hairpin. Modern scholars debate the validity of ancient reports involving snakebites as the cause of death and if she was murdered or not. Some academics hypothesize that her Roman political rival Octavian forced her to kill herself in a manner of her choosing. The location of Cleopatra's tomb is unknown. It was recorded that Octavian allowed for her and her husband, the Roman politician and general Mark Antony, who stabbed himself with a sword, to be buried together properly. ~ Wikipedia

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laclefdescoeurs · 7 months

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Allegory of human life, Guido Cagnacci

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fangledeities · 7 months

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The Suicide of Cleopatra, 1660. Guido Gagnacci (Italian, 1601-1663). Museum of Art History, Vienna.

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creativespark · 2 years

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Guido Cagnacci (Italian, 1601-1663), The Drunkenness of Noah, c.1650

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mote-historie · 7 months

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Guido Cagnacci (Italian, 1601–1663), The Repentant Magdalene, detail, circa 1660.

Norton Simon Museum.

The event depicted in the elegant space of this canvas is an episode from the life of Mary Magdalene, the courtesan who renounced her sinful ways and converted to Christianity, following her encounter with Christ in the temple. Mary is shown on the floor, having discarded her luxurious clothes and jewels; her face is reddened from remorse and her body barely covered by a white sheet. Her sister Martha sits on a cushion, calming her, while behind them two servants are leaving the room after having witnessed their mistress’s emotional scene. Cagnacci has also included two allegorical figures to the left. A standing angel banishes a levitating devil, complete with horns and a tail. He lurches toward the window as he flees the room. The combatant figures represent Virtue and Vice as they battle for Mary’s soul at the moment she chooses to embrace her virtuous new Christian life. (x)