'Madeleine en extase'

Photograph of a work by Ary Scheffer, the prime version of which was created around 1856 and is now in a private collection. The work depicts a veiled Mary Magdalene in half-length. She holds her hands together in front of her left shoulder and gazes upwards, to the left.

Ary Scheffer (and his studio) continued throughout his life to produce new works of old compositions on demand. His paintings were also widely reproduced as etchings.