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In the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a penitent.
In the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a penitent.


== Penitent Magdalene in literature & the arts ==
== Penitent Magdalene, in the arts ==


In Christian iconography, the scene was often depicted, assuming gradually a more profane character.  
<gallery>
File:Penitent Magdalene Donatello.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1455 Donatello), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Perugino.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1482 Perugino), art]]
 
File:Penitent Magdalene Lippi.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1500 Lippi), art)]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Titian.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1565 Titian), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Caravaggio.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1597 Caravaggio), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Carracci.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1598 Carracci), art]]
 
File:Penitent Magdalene LaTour.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1644 La Tour), art]]
 
File:Penitent Magdalene Hayez.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1825 Hayez), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Lefebvre.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene in the Grotto (1876 Lefebvre), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Stevens.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene (1887 Stevens), art]]
</gallery>
 
In Christian iconography, the scene was often depicted, assuming gradually a more profane character.


== Related categories ==
== Related categories ==

Revision as of 06:57, 25 July 2014


Penitent Magdalene refers to an event in the life of Mary Magdalene, following the death of Jesus of Nazareth, as narrated in later Christian traditions.

Overview

In the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a penitent.

Penitent Magdalene, in the arts

In Christian iconography, the scene was often depicted, assuming gradually a more profane character.

Related categories

See also Mary Magdalene -- Relics of Mary Madgalene

External links