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Meet Artemisia Gentileschi, The Feminist Contemporary Of Caravaggio

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Raped by her teacher, illiterate, and triumphant in a male-dominated field, Artemisia Gentileschi and her women-centric paintings were the perfect ingredients for a feminist icon. So why are her later “feminine” paintings considered so lame?

William O’Connor
William O’Connor 

Former Travel Editor

William O’Connor

William O’Connor

Former Travel Editor

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