Images: Top: photo by Jake Spicer Middle: Francesco Hayez - Crucifixion with Mary Magdalene kneeling and weeping (1827) Bottom: Couldn’t find a credit, apparently it’s a polish statue of her ascension to heaven..
I shall be playing Mary Magdalene for Art Macabre’s drawing workshop, part of the Wellcome Collection’s “Wild Ones” late event.. https://wellcomecollection.org/events/friday-late-spectacular-wild-ones I’ve always wanted to play Mary Magdalene. The figure we know in art and literature is actually a composite of a few different Marys, but she is popularly represented as a repentant prostitute who went into the desert, her garments disintegrated and left only her hair to clothe her.
The wonderful hair suit she wears is described in more detail on this handy Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather_tights#Mary_Magdalene.27s_hair_suit
Here is the rather sensual passage from Luke 7:37-38 detailing the Anointing of Jesus: And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment. And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. There are so many sweet and funny images! Have a look at this pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/berg0335/hairy-mary-magdalene/
