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Explore the history and art of Mary Magdalene, a biblical figure who has been depicted in various ways by western artists. See examples of paintings by Sandys, Ivanov, de La Tour, Duccio, and others.
Traditionally identified as the woman who was a sinner and wept on Christ’s feet and wiped away her tears with her hair ( Luke 7:36-50), Mary Magdalene is shown here as the hermit saint she became upon giving up her life of moral decadence, after her encounter with the Savior.
This painting shows one of the most spread themes in the iconography of the saint from the 16 th century: the scene of the repentant Magdalene. In search of salvation, the Magdalene by Angelino...
3 de abr. de 2021 · The scope of determining 'the real Mary Magdalene' is beyond this article – across the centuries she has been venerated as a saint, condemned as a sinner, labelled a prostitute, and even reimagined as Jesus' wife.
29 de jun. de 2024 · A 17th-century painting of Mary Magdalen in a yellow silk gown holding a mirror, symbolizing her choice of virtue. The artist, a woman of talent and strength, learned from Caravaggio and portrayed the subject with drama and intensity.
As Mary Magdalen was thought to be a converted prostitute, Baroque poets and artists showed her as at once beautiful and penitent, thereby creating an image that combines sensuous beauty with deep feeling. In the painting she wears a cilice—a metal belt with spurs for the mortification of the flesh (fig. 3).
The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene. 1585 - 1600. Oil on panel. Not on display. According to the Golden Legend, after the death of Christ his follower Mary Magdalene moved to the region around Marseilles where she led a solitary life of penitence.
