Editing Martha (section)

==Depictions in art and literature==
[[File:Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - Martha and Mary Magdalene - WGA04101.jpg|thumb|[[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 food, while Martha is listening to Christ.  However, it appears in some [[Ottonian art|Ottonian]] cycles of the ''[[Life of Christ in art|Life of Christ]]''.

*[[Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Velázquez)|''Christ in the House of Martha and Mary'' (Velázquez)]], a 1618 oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish painter Velázquez.
*[[Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)|''Christ in the House of Martha and Mary'' (Vermeer)]], a 1655 painting by [[Johannes Vermeer]].
*[[Martha and Mary Magdalene (Caravaggio)|''Martha and Mary Magdalene'' (Caravaggio)]], a 1598-9 painting by the Italian Baroque master [[Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio]].

Literary works about Martha include: 
*''Martha and Mary'', a story in [[Karel Čapek]]'s ''Apocryphal Tales'' (1932)<ref>{{cite book|title=Kniha apokryfů|orig-year=1932|edition=2nd|year=1945}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|publisher=Catbird Press|title=Apocryphal Tales|year=1997|author=Čapek, Karel|authorlink=Karel Čapek|translator=Norma Comrada|pages=188|isbn=0945774346|lccn=96-54505}}</ref>
*"Saint Martha and the Dragon", a poem by [[Charles Causley]] in his collected works.<ref>{{cite news|date=1992-08-29|title=POETRY / Cornish pastimes: Andrew Brown on the Cornish poet Charles|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/poetry-cornish-pastimes-andrew-brown-on-the-cornish-poet-charles-causley-who-has-just-celebrated-his-1543164.html|access-date=2020-06-21|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>
*''[[Sons of Martha|The Sons of Martha]]'' (1907), a poem by [[Rudyard Kipling]].
*In ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'', the dystopian novel of [[Margaret Atwood]], infertile women forced to be servants for the ruling class are called "Marthas", as their service is considered imitating Martha.