Reading about Artemisia Gentileschi a female seventeen century artist. There’s a canvas of the classically beautiful Judith and Abra both in equally fabulous dresses, looking over their shoulders as if called from behind. Great piece – a perfectly captured moment. Then you notice Judith has a big f*ck off sword over her shoulder and the Abra has a bearded head in her basket!
In addition to a graphic illustration of Judith actually beheading Holofernes, there’s another painting of Jael about to hammer a tent peg through Sisera’s temple (a Canaanite general). Anyone with even the slightest feminist tendencies needs to know about this bad ass lady.
Beard wearers beware! It just gives them something to grip on
