Correggio (= Antonio Allegri, c. 1489 Correggio 1534). Magdalen. Young woman lying in an open landscape and reading in a book. Steel engraving by William French (c. 1815 – East Grinstead 1898). 3^rd quarter of the 19^th century. Inscribed: Dresdener Galerie. / Correggio pinx^t. / W. French sc., otherwise as above. 14.3 x 16.8 cm.

Correggio “was most tempted by those things that should reflect the charm of a beautiful sensuous appearance, an idyllic atmosphere”. Such a work is his “Magdalen”.
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