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The Death of the Magdalene
Original price was: $599.00.$299.00Current price is: $299.00.
Artist: Jose Antolinez
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A hand-painted oil painting reproduction of The Death of the Magdalene by Jose Antolinez, rebuilt in layered oil on canvas to keep the quiet weight of the original composition.
Description
Description
Spanish Baroque painting turned again and again to the moment of death as spiritual passage, and Jose Antolinez brings that tradition to a close reading of Mary Magdalene at her final hour. Working in Madrid in the mid seventeenth century, he set this subject apart from the penitent Magdalene scenes so common in the period, choosing instead the stillness after struggle rather than the struggle itself.
About Death of the Magdalene
The composition holds the figure at its centre, the body given weight and softness through a controlled use of light that falls unevenly across the scene. Antolinez lets some passages dissolve into shadow while others catch full illumination, a method that draws the eye toward the face and hands and away from incidental detail. Colour is handled with restraint, warm flesh tones set against darker, more muted surroundings, so that the emotional centre of the picture never competes with its setting.
This treatment of light against shadow places the painting within the broader current of Spanish Baroque naturalism, where drama came from contrast rather than embellishment. The brushwork is loose in places and tightly resolved in others, a combination that gives the surface a sense of breath rather than polish, and that marks this as work from a mature period in his career, when he had moved past earlier, more decorative tendencies toward something plainer and more direct.
ByMuseum recreates this painting as a genuine oil painting reproduction, built layer by layer on canvas rather than printed. A trained painter studies the original palette and rebuilds the passages of light and shadow by hand, so the raised texture of the paint and the direction of each brushstroke remain visible on the finished surface. It is a handmade oil painting in the fullest sense, made by a professional artist working with brush and pigment, not a mechanical copy.
The hand-painted reproduction
Few paintings from this period still carry this quiet a weight, and owning a painted version keeps that weight close at hand rather than behind glass. What you receive:
- Hand-painted oil on canvas, not a printed copy
- Available in multiple sizes to suit your wall
- Gallery-ready presentation, ready to hang
- Certificate of authenticity included
- Painted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, then delivered in 5 to 7 days
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Each ByMuseum artwork is a hand-painted oil painting reproduction created by trained artists on high-quality cotton canvas. Every piece is reviewed, finished, and packed according to the framing option you select.
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Real brushwork, layered oil paint, and durable pigments on museum-quality canvas.
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Unframed — Rolled in Tube
Your artwork is painted on premium cotton canvas, then shipped safely rolled in a rigid tube with extra blank canvas border — ready for stretching or framing locally.
Framed — Ready to Hang
Select a handcrafted frame and we’ll deliver your painting fully assembled, protected, and ready to hang.
For safe shipping, framing is available up to a maximum size. Larger sizes will automatically disable the frame option.
Stretched Canvas
Choose “Stretched” to receive your canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars — perfect if you’ll frame it later or display it as-is.
Gallery Wrap
Gallery Wrap is a deeper, 1.5" style stretcher. The canvas wraps around the sides and is stapled on the back for a clean, modern, frameless look.
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Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.
Stretched, Gallery Wrapped, and Framed paintings are wrapped, cushioned with foam protection, and boxed for safe transit.
