Religion

Picturing the Magdalene

How Artists Imagine the Apostle to the Apostles

Robert Kiely

No figure in the Christian pantheon except Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and John the Baptist has inspired, provoked, or confounded the imagination of painters more than the Magdalene. With the help of Scripture and artists, it may be possible to uncover a credible human being without so many of the dubious trappings.

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