Depictions of Mary Magdalene in Art1. The Penitent Magdalene (c. 1598) by Domenico Tintoretto
Depictions of Mary Magdalene in Art1. The Penitent Magdalene (c. 1598) by Domenico Tintoretto2. In 1279, the monks of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume claimed to have discovered Mary Magdalene’s skeleton. This reliquary, constructed in the nineteenth century, contains her purported skull.3. Ascension of Mary Magdalene by Tilman Riemenschneider (1490–92)A depiction of Mary Magdalene with thick body hair.4. Mary Magdalene (c. 1480–1487), altarpiece in International Gothic style by Carlo Crivelli showing her with long, blond hair5. Mary Magdalene Reading (c.1500–1510) by Piero di Cosimo6. International Gothic Elevation of Mary Magdalene with angels raising her in SS. Johns’ Cathedral in Toruń, Poland.7. Penitent Magdalene (c. 1454) by Donatello, showing her as “an old, emaciated and toothless woman… worn down by years of hard solitude in her cave”.8. Magdalene with the Smoking Flame (c.1640) by Georges de La Tour9. Mary Magdalene (1858–1860) by Frederick Sandys10. Mary Magdalene attributed to Gregor Erhart (d. 1525) -- source link
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