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Engraving of a nude, long-haired woman praying on a rocky outcrop under a tree, with a shaft of light from the sky at upper right.

Maria Magdalena in de woestijn

An engraving shows a long-haired, partly nude woman seated on a rocky ledge beneath a tree, hands clasped in prayer and head bowed. A beam of light and a small figure in the clouds appear at upper right, in fine parallel hatched lines.

Artist
Lucas van Leyden (mentioned on object)
Date
1504-1508
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3185 × 4000 px
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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 de cabello largo, parcialmente desnuda, sentada sobre una roca bajo un árbol, con las manos juntas en oración y la cabeza inclinada. Un haz de luz y una pequeña figura entre las nubes aparecen arriba a la derecha, en finas líneas paralelas.

Português: Maria Madalena no deserto

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher de cabelos longos, parcialmente nua, sentada sobre uma rocha sob uma árvore, com as mãos juntas em oração e a cabeça inclinada. Um feixe de luz e uma pequena figura entre as nuvens aparecem no alto à direita, em finas linhas paralelas.

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