Addressing and Undressing the Sinner-Saint
by
Penny Howell Jolly
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
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...