FA 30b Lecture 11: Artemisia Gentilischi
9 Mar 2017
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Judith was a beautiful, recently widowed matron, she decides to offer herself and her body to him as a peace offering. She is similar to david, unlikely hero defeating a potent adversary. Maid is pinning him down, and judith is sawing off his head with intensity. Artemisia was raped by her landscape tutor. He refuses to marry her, which is the only way to proceed. Artemisia was vindicated, and he goes to jail for a. Maid servant, is a sort of crony. More likely to be sympathetic with him. Judith looks like artemisia in this work, as compared to one of her self portrait. Is she casting herself in the role of judith. Judith as this draped matronly figure, shown in the act of grabbing him by the head. Susanna is a beautiful maid taking a bath. They threaten to publically denounce her, if she doesn"t sleep with them. Susanna is in a state of distress, and agony.
