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[[File:Penitent Magdalene Titian.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Penitent Magdalene (1533 Titian), art]]]]
[[File:Magdalene Titian.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Penitent Magdalene (1565 Titian), art]]]]


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==Overview==
==Overview==


In the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a sinner, who spent the rest of her life in penitence. The subject became more and more secular, at the end providing only a good excuse for portraying a naked woman.
In the Western church, Mary Magdalene was identified with the unnamed "sinful woman" of Luke 7:36-50 and celebrated as a sinner, who spent the rest of her life in penitence. The subject became more and more secular in form and content.


== Penitent Magdalene, in the arts ==
== Penitent Magdalene, in the arts ==
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File:Penitent Magdalene Giordano.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1665 Giordano), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Giordano.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1665 Giordano), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Murillo.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1665 Murillo), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Murillo.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1665 Murillo), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Canova.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1796 Canova), art]]


File:Magdalene Hayez.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1825 Hayez), art]]
File:Magdalene Hayez.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1825 Hayez), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Henner.jpg|[[Magdalene in the Desert (1874 Henner), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Henner.jpg|[[Magdalene in the Desert (1874 Henner), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Lefebvre.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene in the Grotto (1876 Lefebvre), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Lefebvre.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene in the Grotto (1876 Lefebvre), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Heyerdahl.jpg|[[Penitent Magdalene (1877 Heyerdahl), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Benner.jpg|[[Magdalene in the Desert (1886 Benner), art]]
File:Penitent Magdalene Benner.jpg|[[Magdalene in the Desert (1886 Benner), art]]
File:Magdalene Stevens.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene (1887 Stevens), art]]
File:Magdalene Stevens.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene (1887 Stevens), art]]
File:Magdalene Grotto Heyerdahl.jpg|[[Mary Magdalene in the Grotto (1892 Heyerdahl), art]]
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== Related categories ==
== Related categories ==


See also [[Mary Magdalene]] -- [[Relics of Mary Madgalene]]
See also [[Mary Magdalene]] -- [[Relics of Mary Magdalene]]


==External links==
==External links==


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitent_Magdalene Wikipedia.en]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitent_Magdalene Wikipedia.en]

Latest revision as of 11:49, 27 January 2015


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 sinner, who spent the rest of her life in penitence. The subject became more and more secular in form and content.

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 Magdalene

External links