“Judith with the head of Holofernes was a favorite subject of Old Masters painters. Among them was a woman, Artemesia Gentilleschi, who was the victim of a rape. In Gentilleschi’s painting (pictured here), Judith looks a lot like the artist — and the beheaded general bears an uncanny resemblance to her rapist.”
Read Alicia Jo Rabins’ Huffington Post article and slideshow, “Esther, Vashti And Other Badass Women in the Bible” here.
Mad Kate ♥
Agony (1912) by Egon Schiele
Mother with Two Children (1917) by Egon Schiele
Pregnant Woman and Death (1911) by Egon Schiele
Kate Bush
Charango!
Paz Lenchantin was probably my first serious music crush. One of my goals in life is to marry her. Seriously.
