Mary Magdalene in penitence in the desert
Giuseppe Longhi · ca. 1810
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"Mary Magdalene in penitence in the desert" is an engraving by Giuseppe Longhi, created around 1810. The plate measures 34.8 × 41.4 cm, with the sheet measuring 36 × 42.2 cm. This print, classified under "Drawings and Prints," was a gift of Alice C. Taft, Hope Smith, Marianna F. Taft, Helen Head, and Brockholst M. Smith in 1945, and is currently held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Giuseppe Longhi (1766-1831) was an Italian printmaker and writer. No cultural origin for this specific artwork is specified in the catalogue data. Information regarding the artwork's provenance, exhibitions, and literature is not provided.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art also holds other works by Giuseppe Longhi, including "Pan and Syrinx" (n.d.) and "Virgin and Child with the infant Saint John the Baptist, before a landscape, in a tondo (La Madonna del Lago)" (1825).
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