Mary Magdalene

English - August 28, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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This mini episode of the Museum of Femininity will explore who Mary Magdalene was, why she is so important and how her identity has mostly been shaped by art. We will also look into how to identify Mary Magdalene and what aspects of her appearance and story have been melded with other women of the Bible and various assumptions about who she was and what she represents.

Sources

Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV6M0MxPGM0
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giovanni-girolamo-savoldo-mary-magdalene
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-mary-magdalene-119565482/

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