1598_Martha_and_Mary_Magdalene_Caravaggio.txt

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Caravaggio 1573 – 1610
Martha and Mary Magdalene

oil on canvas (98 × 133 cm) — ca. 1598
Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit

Caravaggio biography

This work is linked to John 11:5

Also known as The Conversion of Mary Magdalen. The scene is not mentioned in any of the gospels. Tradition has it that Martha tried to convince her sister Mary to improve her habits.

The woman who acted as model for Mary can also be seen in Judith kills Holofernes.