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Mary Magdalene reading in the desert

1827–75
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary Magdalene reading in the desert
  • Artist: Johann Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Knolle (German, Brunswick 1807–1877 Brunswick)
  • Artist: After Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio)
  • Printer: Heinrich Felsing (German, 1800–1875)
  • Publisher: Ernst Arnold (German)
  • Date: 1827–75
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 14 1/2 × 17 11/16 in. (36.8 × 45 cm)
    Sheet: 15 9/16 in. × 19 in. (39.5 × 48.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lucy Chauncey, in memory of her father, Henry Chauncey, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.85.99
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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