Picturing the Pregnant Magdalene in Northern Art 14301550 Women and Gender in the Early Modern World

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Examining innovations in Mary Magdalene imagery in northern art 1430 to 1550, Penny Jolly explores how the saint's widespread popularity drew upon her ability to embody oppositions and embrace a range of paradoxical roles: sinner-prostitute and saint, erotic seductress and holy prophet. Analyzing paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Quentin Massys, and others, Jolly investigates artists' and audiences' responses to increasing religious tensions, expanding art markets, and changing roles for women.

subjects: Mary magdalene, saint, art,  Painting, flemish,  Painting, european,  Art,  Flemish Painting,  Themes, motives,  Northern European Painting,  Women saints in art,  Sin in art,  Clothing and dress in art,  Peinture flamande,  Thèmes, motifs,  Peinture nord-européenne,  Saintes dans l'art,  Péché dans l'art,  Techniques,  Painting