His paintings take you directly to that moment of drama – in this painting, it is the ecstasy of Magdalene. This is what makes Caravaggio’s works compelling," said Tagliaferri.

Who was Mary Magdalene? Mary Magdalene is one of the most intriguing figures in Christian history and has been portrayed in many different ways.

In 2003, one of the 20th century's most famous Catholic writers reviewed a blockbuster novel that later became a blockbuster movie, The Da Vinci Code. The writer of that book review for NCR was Fr ...

At that time: Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing ...

For years, internet users have shared images of a weathered skull inside a gold reliquary shaped like a woman's head, identifying it as the genuine skull of the biblical Mary Magdalene. Examples ...

In the European art section of the Cantor, I discovered a painting that felt almost personal. In the “Penitent Magdalene” by Jean-Jacques Henner, a young girl sits on the floor, her back ...

Experience Caravaggio's masterpiece, Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, at KNMA Saket, a rare opportunity to witness art history.

Mary Magdalene’s ecstasy was a familiar theme in Medieval/ Renaissance painting, which usually showed her being pierced by the light of redemption while being surrounded by symbols of repentance, like ...

Eliza Griswold on Mary Magdalene, the subject of numerous controversies who is defined by ambiguity, welcoming outcasts to the Church and provoking more imaginative approaches to faith.

Mary Magdalene probably wasn’t a prostitute. Was she actually rich? The Gospels give some intriguing clues to the identity of Jesus’ famous follower—who was unwed, moved freely, and provided ...

Painted around 1606 by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, 'Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy' depicts the saint not in grief or sacrifice or with a group of disciples, but alone, suspended in a moment ...