A 17th century painting that was lost, then rediscovered, is on display at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. Why it matters: This is the first time the public can view "Penitent Mary Magdalene ...

The painting measures less than 15 inches tall and just over 5 inches wide. The verso of the panel includes part of a Marian prayer. Sotheby's New York A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by ...

In something resembling Where’s Waldo for a Renaissance masterpiece, an Italian researcher is confident she has located a depiction of Mary Magdalene in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.

The sneaky figure’s identity was floated by Italian art restorer Sara Penco, who is publishing the Biblical bombshell in her book, “Mary Magdalene in Michelangelo’s Judgement,” this week.

For only the third time this century, an original painting by renowned Renaissance great Raphael Sanzio (1483–1520) is coming to auction. The diminutive oil-on-panel Saint Mary Magdalene ...

Experience Caravaggio's masterpiece, Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, at KNMA Saket, a rare opportunity to witness art history.

A picture of Mary Magdalene, bearing the signature of Titian ... The face is wonderfully expressive, depicting utter sorrow and despair. The painting was bought by Mr. Smith at an auction sale ...

Mary Magdalene was a recipient of grace with a story to proclaim. Save for Jesus Christ and his mother Mary, few biblical figures hold more prominence in the history of Christian art than Mary ...

Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, a 1606 painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, is as fascinating for its intriguing history as for its style. Painted by the Italian Baroque artist towards the ...

The Lamentation of Christ, an oil painting by Sandro Botticelli, depicts Mary Magdalene at the feet of Christ after his crucifixion. The Gospels disagree about whether she actually witnessed the ...

In December, 2024, the Italian art restorer and researcher Sara Penco discovered a figure she argues is Mary Magdalene on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. In Michelangelo’s version ...

Yet, Caravaggio deliberately leaves it ambiguous. “If you look at this one painting all by itself — ‘the Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene’ — it’s striking how one subject, one single figure ...