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Susanna and the Elders
1610
Susanna twists away from two men who crowd her space. The story is painted from the discomfort of being watched.
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.