By placing the teaching of the Gospel of Mary side ... crucial in constructing a fuller and more accurate portrait. The Gospel of Mary, for example, argued that leadership should be based on ...

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.

The subject is Mary, Queen of Scots who was executed in 1587. Henry Bone (1755-1834) made a speciality in finding historic Elizabethan and Tudor portraits and then copying them in this exquisite ...