Who painted “Mary Magdalene in a Grotto”?

“Mary Magdalene in a Grotto” was painted by Jules Lefebvre in 1876. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

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Academic Art: smooth, glossy surfaces and idealised figures, usually from myth, the Bible or history; Realism shows ordinary people and Impressionism visible, broken strokes.

Jules Joseph Lefebvre (14 March 1836 – 24 February 1911) was a French painter, educator and theorist. Wikipedia

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More by Jules Lefebvre

“Chloé”, 1875
“Truth”, 1870
“The Cicada”, 1872
“The Death of Priam”, 1861
“Lady Godiva”, 1890
“Diana Surprised”, 1879
“Odalisque”, 1874
“Graziella”, 1878