Mary Magdalene in the Desert

Mary Magdalene in the Desert
Marie-Madeleine au désert (French)
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]
Location
Accession1895

Mary Magdalene in the Desert (French: Marie-Madeleine au désert) is an 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]

References

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