Mary Magdalene in the Desert

Mary Magdalene in the Desert
French: Marie-Madeleine au désert
ArtistEmmanuel Benner
Year1886
Mediumoil paint on canvas
MovementAcademic art
SubjectMary Magdalene reading a book in the desert
Dimensions131 cm × 175 cm (52 in × 69 in)[1]
LocationMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain, Strasbourg
Accession1895
For the painting by Antonio da Correggio, see Magdalen in the Desert.

Mary Magdalene in the Desert (French: Marie-Madeleine au désert) is a 1886 painting by Emmanuel Benner (1836-1896). It is now in the Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Its inventory number is 55.974.0.163.[1]

The painting is a depiction of Mary Magdalene as a voluptuous nude woman, who appears reclined while reading a folio in what is purportedly a cave in a desert. The painting was exhibited at the Salon de 1886 in Paris.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Marie-Madeleine au désert". navigart.fr/mamcs. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Magdeleine". salons.musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2023.