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Judith Slaying Holofernes
c. 1612-1613
Judith and her maid work together with physical force. The violence is neither decorative nor distant.
Artist field note
Artemisia Gentileschi
Women act; they are not merely looked at.
The five in one idea
Gentileschi did not simply add women to Baroque painting; she changed where agency sits inside the picture.