The Conversion of Mary Magdalene is an oil painting, an early work by the Italian Renaissance artist based in Venice, Paolo Veronese (1528–1588).

The subject of the painting has been debated: the general opinion is now that it depicts the conversion of Mary Magdalene, as described in Pietro Aretino's 1535 book L'umanità di Cristo; this version of the Gospels was widely distributed and read in Northern Italy at this time.

[4] The scene, set in the Temple, is very rare, but there is another depiction in the National Gallery, The Conversion of Mary Magdalene by Pedro Campaña, c. 1562, after a destroyed fresco by Federico Zuccaro in a church in Venice.

[7] The Repentant Magdalene of the early 1660s by the Baroque Italian painter Guido Cagnacci shows a more common version of the subject, set at the home of the two sisters, with Christ not present.

Paolo Veronese was known for his depictions of luxurious settings and love of decorating the most holy and sacred of scenes with people clad in shimmering fur-lined gowns made of silks and brocades, more reminiscent of Venetian high society than humble representations of the subjects.