# The Penitent Magdalene

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## Artwork

- Artist: [THEOTOKOPOULOS, Jorge Manuel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/theotokopoulos-jorge-manuel-rfd0fa1839f6a04>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 63 x 53 cm

## Commentary

This painting was produced in the studio of El Greco, possibly by his son Jorge Manuel, the most talented artist working in the studio. El Greco himself treated the subject of The Penitent Magdalene on several occasions, the best known versions of which are in the &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/g/greco\_el/06/0604grec.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/g/greco\_el/06/0604grec.html&#34;&gt;Worcester Art Museum,&lt;/a&gt; Massachussetts and in the Museum of Fine Arts, &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/g/greco\_el/06/0603grec.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/g/greco\_el/06/0603grec.html&#34;&gt;Budapest.&lt;/a&gt; The present painting is a high quality reduced version of &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/g/greco\_el/17/1703grec.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/g/greco\_el/17/1703grec.html&#34;&gt;El Greco&#39;s late treatment&lt;/a&gt; of the subject, generally dated by scholars circa 1607 and today in a private collection. This picture is the only known autograph version of the present composition,

## Related artworks

- [The Family of El Greco](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/theotokopoulos-jorge-manuel-rfd0fa1839f6a04/the-family-of-el-greco-r5b54f6798d0b1d>)

## Attribution

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