Mary Magdalene in the Wilderness

An engraving shows a long-haired, nude woman seated on a rocky outcrop beneath a tree, hands pressed together in prayer and eyes lowered. A bright ray rises from her toward a small figure in the clouds, and a distant landscape with a path and buildings fades into the background.

Artist

Lucas van Leyden (mentioned on object)

Date

1504-1508

Medium

Source

Rijksmuseum

Size

3049 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam