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Wonkette pic of the night (Original Post)
wyldwolf
Sep 2016
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Artemesia Gentileschi - one of the few known women painters of the Renaissance.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2016
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)1. Artemesia Gentileschi - one of the few known women painters of the Renaissance.
And a very fine one, at that. A good choice for the metaphor.
Staph
(6,245 posts)2. Though Gentileschi painted Judith several times,
that painting was by Cristofano Allori.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristofano_Allori
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)3. You're right; I was thinking of this one, which is far gorier:
Staph
(6,245 posts)4. Judith was a serious butt-kicker.
So is Hillary!