Smashing Patriarchy — One Painting at a Time

Artemisia Gentileschi — The female Caravaggio

Kamna Kirti
The Collector
Published in
6 min readApr 15, 2021

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Judith slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1614–18
Source-Wikipedia

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…

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Kamna Kirti
The Collector

Art and life enthusiast. I engage with art at a deep level. I love to document my life experiences. Mama to Yoda 🐕 and Rumi 👨‍👧‍👶