Smashing Patriarchy — One Painting at a Time
Artemisia Gentileschi — The female Caravaggio
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6 min readApr 15, 2021
Two women are pressing a man down on a bed. One puts her fist against his right temple while the other grips his torso. Although the man tries to push the woman in the blue gown, away from his right hand, he can not defeat the combined strength of both the women. The woman in the yellow gown cuts his throat…