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Judith and Her Maidservant
c. 1623-1625
After the killing, two women pause in tense darkness. Intelligence and danger replace spectacle.
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.