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Caravaggio, Martha and Mary Magdalene, c. 1598. Martha (left) reproaches Mary Magdalen for her lifestyle. The subject of Martha is mostly found in art from the Counter-Reformation onwards, especially in the 17th century, when the domestic setting is usually given a realistic depiction. Typically, Mary, the elder sister, is preparing or serving ...
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Tintoretto, 1570s. Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary, in art usually called Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, and other variant names, is a Biblical episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament which appears only in Luke's Gospel (Luke 10:38–42), immediately after the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). [1]
Mary and Martha may refer to: Jesus at the home of Martha and Mary, a story in Luke 10; Mary and Martha, sisters of Lazarus of Bethany, in John 11 Mary of Bethany; Martha; Mary and Martha, a 2013 British television movie starring Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn; Mary and Martha Society, a Christianity-based service organization
Mary of Bethany [a] is a biblical figure mentioned by name in the Gospel of John and probably the Gospel of Luke in the Christian New Testament.Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, she is described as living in the village of Bethany, a small village in Judaea to the south of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem.
Mary and Martha are mentioned by name in John 11:1–12:8. John describes two visits by Jesus to Mary and Martha. In John 11, Jesus raises Mary's brother Lazarus from death. Mary, Martha and Lazarus already appear to be very close friends of Jesus at this time. On a subsequent visit in John 12:1–8, Mary anoints Jesus' feet. [36]
Mary and Martha is a 2013 British-American television film starring Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn, and directed by Phillip Noyce. Based on a screenplay by Richard Curtis , it was produced by Working Title Television , in association with the BBC and NBCUniversal .
A Mary and Martha Society is a volunteer group associated with various Christian churches, each group being independent of the others. Even when the group appears in a hierarchical organization , for example the Roman Catholic Church , the group is only serving that particular church, not with the larger organization.
Caravaggio's Martha and Mary is dated to 1598–99, when he was in the entourage of Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte.Little is known of its history between those years and 25 June 1971, when its owners attempted to sell it at Christie's in London (lot 21).