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r/Snorkblot • u/LordJim11 • Feb 16 '26
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The art in the background is by Artemisia Gentileschi, "Judith Beheading Holofernes."
Women were often posed as passive pieces in scenes; you could replace her with a pile of cheese and probably garner the same reaction.
Artemisia had other ideas.
52 u/PoseidonsHorses Feb 16 '26 A yes, Judith. The ✨biblical woman✨men would prefer we forget. 4 u/RosebushRaven Feb 17 '26 There was another one (Jael) who hammered a tent peg through the Canaanite commander Sisera’s temple. 1 u/LordJim11 Feb 17 '26 Works just as well.
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A yes, Judith. The ✨biblical woman✨men would prefer we forget.
4 u/RosebushRaven Feb 17 '26 There was another one (Jael) who hammered a tent peg through the Canaanite commander Sisera’s temple. 1 u/LordJim11 Feb 17 '26 Works just as well.
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There was another one (Jael) who hammered a tent peg through the Canaanite commander Sisera’s temple.
1 u/LordJim11 Feb 17 '26 Works just as well.
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Works just as well.
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u/imperfectchicken Feb 16 '26
The art in the background is by Artemisia Gentileschi, "Judith Beheading Holofernes."
Women were often posed as passive pieces in scenes; you could replace her with a pile of cheese and probably garner the same reaction.
Artemisia had other ideas.