Long Seen As Victim, 17th Century Italian Painter Emerges As Feminist Icon

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A visitor takes a photo of Judith Slaying Holofernes by Italian 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi, on display at Rome

Much of what is known of Artemisia Gentileschi comes from her testimony in the trial of a painter who raped her. “Now we try to go back and fill in and properly understand,” says a curator.

(Image credit: Andrew Medichini/AP)

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