Art expert Simone Penco believes she has finally identified Mary Magdalene in Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco after centuries of speculation. Penco points to the woman's pose, clothing, and placement in the artwork as evidence.
Mary Magdalene may have been identified among the 300 tangled figures depicted in Michelangelo ’s celebrated Sistine Chapel masterpiece after a centuries-long hunt. The Last Judgment
Art experts have long tried to identify the wide-eyed woman who appears in the far right-hand corner of the fresco on the wall behind the Vatican chapel’s altar. Once portrayed as a repentant prostitute, she is now widely regarded as a saint by Catholic and other Christian faiths.Penco, who consulted various studies by scholars and theologians before conducting her own research, said the gospel often describes Mary Magdalene at the moment of Christ’s redemption, and she was fundamental in how salvation could be achieved.
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