Giovanfrancesco Penni was a pupil of Raphael. According to Vasari, Penni was a favourite of Raphael's and his heir, along with Giulio Romano. He assisted Giulio Romano to paint the frescoes of the Massimi chapel in the church of the Trinità de' Monti, Rome, from where this 'Saint Mary Magdalene borne by Angels' comes.
Gianfrancesco Penni
1496? - 1528
Paintings by Gianfrancesco Penni
Mary Magdalene, who according to medieval legend was a penitent prostitute, has risen from the dead on Judgement Day and is carried to heaven by angels, clothed only in her hair. This is one of the four lunettes (half moon-shaped) frescoes of the life of Mary Magdalene from the Massimi chapel in...
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