Axial Commons Image Treasury
Engraving of a nude long-haired woman praying on a rock beneath a tree, with a light ray rising to a figure in clouds.

Maria Magdalena in de woestijn

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
Download full size
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1508.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

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

Español: María Magdalena en el desierto

Un grabado muestra a una mujer desnuda de cabello largo, sentada sobre una roca bajo un árbol, con las manos juntas en oración y los ojos bajos. Un haz de luz sale de ella hacia una pequeña figura entre las nubes, y al fondo se ve un paisaje lejano con un camino y edificios.

Português: Maria Madalena no Deserto

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher nua, de cabelos longos, sentada sobre uma rocha sob uma árvore, com as mãos juntas em oração e os olhos baixos. Um raio de luz sai dela em direção a uma pequena figura entre as nuvens, e ao fundo aparece uma paisagem distante com um caminho e edificações.

More from Saints and Martyrs

Round painting of the Virgin and Child with a young John the Baptist and an older veiled saint holding a lily, against gold.Maria met kind, Johannes de Doper en de heilige ClaraBald bearded old man in a red cloak sits in a cave beside a book, hourglass, skull and scroll, with a wooded landscape beyond.St JeromeEngraving of Saint Peter and Saint John helping a lame man on temple steps, with onlookers, columns and classical architecture in the background.Saint Peter and Saint John healing the lame man at the entrance to the Temple in JerusalemThree-panel altarpiece with a central crucifixion of Christ, Mary in blue and John in red, flanked by side panels of a kneeling priest and Saint Christopher carrying the Christ child.Drieluik met de kruisigingEngraving of bearded St Jerome with a halo, head resting on his hand, holding a crucifix beside a skull, rosary and book.Saint Jerome. Engraving by Agostino Carracci, ca. 1595, after F. Vanni.Engraving of haloed Christ seated on a chariot surrounded by crowds, cherubs with torches and garlands in front, and angels in a cloudy sky.Christ on a triumphal chariot with saints, martyrs, sibyls and other figures; representing