Maria Magdalena in de woestijn, RP-P-H-Z-216, Lucas van Leyden, between 1504 and 1508

Identification title(s): mary magdalene in the desert. Object type: print object number: rp-p-h-z-216. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 123. Bartsch 123. Inscriptions / marks: signature: 'l'. Description: mary magdalene sitting half naked in a landscape, in the sky god the father. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: lucas van leyden (mentioned on object), according to own design by: lucas van leyden. Place of manufacture: netherlands. Dating: 1504 - 1508. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 108 mm × w 84 mm. Subject: what: the penitent st. Mary magdalene (often before a cave, possibly at la sainte-baume hill): her long hair covers her (naked) body, she reads, meditates or raises her tear-filled eyes towards heaven. Credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan 1957. Date: between 1504 and 1508.