Magdalen in the Desert

For the painting by Emmanuel Benner, see Mary Magdalene in the Desert. For the painting by Rogier van der Weyden, see The Magdalen Reading.

Magdalen in the Desert
Photogravure reproduction (c. 1897)
ArtistAntonio da Correggio
MediumOil on copper
SubjectMary Magdalen
Dimensions28 cm × 38 cm (11 in × 15 in)
LocationLost

Magdalen in the Desert, also known as The Reading Magdalen, and The Magdalen Reading in a Cave, was an oil painting of uncertain date traditionally but disputedly attributed to Antonio da Correggio. The painting was last in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, but went missing after the Second World War.[1]

  1. ^ BM.