Christ Appearing to the Magdalen as a gardener, after Dürer by Marcantonio Raimondi

Christ Appearing to the Magdalen as a gardener, after Dürer 1495 - 1539

drawing, print

drawing

garden

comic strip sketch

mechanical pen drawing

print

pen illustration

pen sketch

junji ito style

personal sketchbook

plant

pen-ink sketch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

christ

Marcantonio Raimondi's "Christ Appearing to the Magdalen as a Gardener" (c. 1495-1539) is a fine example of Renaissance printmaking. This engraving, a reproduction of a design by Albrecht Dürer, depicts the moment when the resurrected Christ appears to Mary Magdalene, mistaken by her for a gardener. The scene is set in a landscape with a distant building and a group of three figures, possibly representing the disciples. The detail in the figures, their clothing, and the landscape highlights the skillful use of line and shading in this early print.