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See the Miniature Portrait of Mary Magdalene That Raphael Painted When He Was Only 20
Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...
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Monumental Discovery Found Hidden Within Michelangelo's Masterpiece, 'The Last Judgment' at Sistine Chapel 500 Years After Its Completion
In the 'Forward' of Penco’s upcoming book identifying Mary Magdalene in 'The Last Judgment,' the professor wrote that “iconography and theology are linked in Penco’s reasoning to form a ...
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Sensuous beauty in a state of spiritual bliss
Artemisia Gentileschi painted Mary Magdalene in a sudden swoon -— a tradition of matching physical beauty to spiritual elevation. What if you put down your phone, turned away from your bedroom ...