A tiny portrait of Mary Magdalene by Raphael has sold at auction ... already at this point in his career,” Daria Foner, an art historian and the old masters specialist at Sotheby’s, tells ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

State of play: Artemisia Gentileschi, the first woman accepted to the Florence Academy of Fine Art, painted the piece around 1625. It depicts Saint Mary Magdalene, a central figure in Christianity ...