Magdalen 17th-18th century

Editor: This is Gaspard Duchange's "Magdalen," an engraving. Her expression is so full of sorrow, and the contrast between light and shadow really emphasizes that. How do you interpret this work? Curator: It's like catching a whispered confession, isn't it? Duchange captures Magdalen not just in grief, but in a moment of profound reckoning. The weeping, the scripture... it's a theatre of the soul. Editor: It’s interesting to think of it as a performance. Curator: Well, isn't all great art? And perhaps repentance, like art, requires an audience, even if that audience is only oneself. Editor: That gives me a lot to think about.