▁seen ▁in ▁Bell ini ' s ▁San ▁G io bbe ▁Alt arp ie ce ▁of ▁c . ▁ 1 4 8 7 , ▁now ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁Acc adem ia . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Sid ney ▁J . ▁Fre ed burg , ▁it ▁" is ▁less ▁a ▁painting ▁about ▁Christian ▁death ▁and ▁tra ged y ▁than ▁a ▁splendid ▁and ▁imp ass ioned ▁aff irm ation ▁of ▁both ▁art ▁and ▁life . ▁Its ▁true ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁the ▁Mag dal ene , ▁sal ient ▁in ▁a ▁rad iance ▁of ▁green ▁against ▁a ▁gold - shot ▁background , ▁who ▁wal ks ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁picture ▁into ▁the ▁real ▁world , ▁shout ing , ▁pal p able , ▁magnific ent , ▁and ▁one ▁with ▁us ▁in ▁life . ▁She ▁illustr ates ▁a ▁cry ▁of ▁gr ief , ▁but ▁makes ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁pron oun cement ▁of ▁victory . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁" Acc adem ia ": ▁Nep i ▁Sc ir é , ▁Giov anna ▁& ▁Val can over , ▁Francesco , ▁Acc adem ia ▁Gall eries ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁Elect a , ▁Milan , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ ▁Fre ed burg , ▁Sid ney ▁J .. ▁P ain ting ▁in ▁Italy , ▁ 1 5 0 0 – 1 6 0 0 , ▁ 3 rd ▁ed n . ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Y ale , ▁▁ ▁H ale , ▁She ila , ▁Tit ian , ▁His ▁Life , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Har per ▁Press