University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 5-20-2004 Heavenly Venus: Mary Magdalene In Renaissance Noli Me Tangere Images Michelle Lambert-Monteleon University of South Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Lambert-Monteleon, Michelle, "Heavenly Venus: Mary Magdalene In Renaissance Noli Me Tangere Images" (2004). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1124 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Heavenly Venus: Mary Magdalene In Renaissance Noli Me Tangere Images by Michelle Lambert-Monteleon A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Liberal Arts Department of Humanities and American Studies College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Naomi Yavneh, Ph.D. Mario Ortiz, Ph.D. Ruth Banes, Ph.D. Date of Approval: May 20, 2004 Keywords: magdalen, women, art, gender, sexuality © Copyright 2004 , Michelle Lambert-Monteleon Acknowledgments I would like to thank the entire Humanities department at USF for inspiring me as an undergraduate and graduate student to pursue my dream of becoming a professor of the humanities. Special thanks to Drs. Helena Szépe and Mario Ortiz for helping me to achieve my goal without any prior knowledge of my abilities. Your dedication is laudable. Dr. Ruth Banes, thank you for your guidance and for keeping me on the right track throughout my journey.