In "The Lost Diary of Mary Magdalene," Johnny Teague brings to life the hidden thoughts and emotions of one of history’s most ...

On her recent trip to the Cantor Arts Center, Seyahi found herself struck by a painting that invited questions as much as it did awe.

1615, Judith has Gentileschi’s face, her blonde curls, her uncompromising look. In a painting of the penitent Mary Magdalene (c.1625), Artemisia leans her head on her hand, her eyes and nose flushed ...

The depictions of the Penitent Magdalene are no less striking for their transformation over time, through each artist’s imagination—or for beginning with the wrong Mary. ♦ When Jews Sought ...

The story takes viewers to first century Galilee, where a young Mary Magdalene likely lived on her own in a small fishing village on the nearby sea. Some details about her life remain ambiguous.

Mary Magdalene was a recipient of grace with a ... She is depicted as the epitome of a penitent sinner and reformed prostitute, renowned for her fervent love of Christ and humility before him.

1620-5. The Doge’s Palace in Venice, private collection Gentileschi had previously portrayed Mary Magdalene, the follower of Jesus. Paintings of the penitent saint were popular and generally ...

Other famous depictions of the “Penitent Magdalene,” as Mary Magdalene at this phase of her life is sometimes called, show the saint crumbling inwards. Donatello’s sculpture Penitent ...

The diminutive oil-on-panel Saint Mary Magdalene, painted circa 1503, when the artist was just 20 years old, could be yours as a little as $2 million to $3 million according to the estimate from ...

That might be why scholars just can’t quit chasing down the truth about Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene is one of the most recognizable—and misunderstood—figures of the Bible. Scholars have ...