Who Was The Real Mary Magdalene? Art's Scarlet Woman

Waldemar Januszczak explores the impact of Mary Magdalene's myth on art and artists. In art all Christian saints are inventions but Mary Magdalene has been the subject of more invention and re-invention than any other. Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great...

59 min - Science & Tech - Perspective

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