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Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy

Artemisia Gentileschi, c. 1625

Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy by Artemisia Gentileschi
Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1.05 m × 78 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

1.05 m × 78 cm

About the size of a cafe table. You would need 2 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 78 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
78 cm
Width
1.05 m
Medium
oil on canvas
Kind
Painting
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Why this differs from the record
Recorded as 1.05 m × 81 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit
Gift of Funds from Nina J. Cohen in honor of her father Emanuel Cohen and Patrons' Permanent Fund

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Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
1.05 m × 78 cm. About the size of a cafe table. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1625. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Gift of Funds from Nina J. Cohen in honor of her father Emanuel Cohen and Patrons' Permanent Fund.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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