María Magdalena. Origen e iconografía en las artes plásticas y en el cine
- 1 Universidad de La Laguna (España)
ISSN: 1697-459X
Year of publication: 2021
Issue: 19
Pages: 9-28
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Latente: Revista de Historia y Estética del Audiovisual
Abstract
Mary Magdalene has always been a controversial issue related to the Passion of the Christ. At the very beginning she seems to be supporting the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth as his first disciple. In addition, she was involved in his crucifixion and burial and, what is more, she was the first witness of his resurrection. Due to this, Jesus entrusted her with the task of giving the good news to his disciples, but nobody trusted her, especially Simon Peter. From the 6th century onwards, her legacy changed and she became a repentant prostitute for the Christianity. This paper tries to analyze how those changes have been represented in the arts and specially in the cinema.