500083 Saint Mary Magdalen, c.1630 (oil on canvas) by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649); 159x132 (framed) 130.8x103.5 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: King Louis XIII summoned Vouet, who had worked for many years in Italy, back to France to paint for the court. Saint Mary Magdalene exemplifies innovations in Italian painting that Vouet brought back with him. The monumental figure, pulled to the front of the picture plane, ultimately stems from Caravaggio??? impact on Vouet in Rome, but the vivid colors reveal Vouet??? adaptation to the bright palette preferred in France. ); Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund; French, out of copyright.