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  2. Judith Slaying Holofernes (Artemisia Gentileschi, Naples)

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    Little is known of the painting's early history, however many scholars believe it was created while Artemisia was still living in Rome. [8] The painting was commissioned by Grand Duke Cosimo II de’ Medici, who died in 1621 shortly after the great canvas was completed.

  3. The Four Continents - Wikipedia

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    The painting depicts the female personifications of the four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and America) with the male personifications of their respective major rivers (the Danube, the Ganges, the Nile, and the Río de la Plata). The painting also depicts three putti in the foreground along with a crocodile, tigress, and her three cubs. An ...

  4. The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished - Wikipedia

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    William Etty, 1823, shortly before The Combat was painted. William Etty was born in 1787, the son of a York baker and miller. [1] He began as an apprentice printer in Hull. [2] On completing his seven-year apprenticeship he moved at the age of 18 to London "with a few pieces of chalk crayons", [3] with the intention of becoming a history painter in the tradition of the Old Masters. [4]

  5. Dahomey Amazons - Wikipedia

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    The reports also noted that the women soldiers were consistently judged to be superior to the male soldiers in effectiveness and bravery in battle. [5] The women soldiers were said to be structured in parallel with the army as a whole, with a centre wing (the king's bodyguards) flanked on both sides, each under separate commanders.

  6. History of the nude in art - Wikipedia

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    Undoubtedly due to the climate, the Egyptians used to wear little clothing, loincloths and skirts for men, and transparent linen dresses for women. This is reflected in the art, from the scenes that show the festivities and ceremonies of the court to the more popular scenes, which show the daily work of peasants, artisans, shepherds, fishermen ...

  7. African art - Wikipedia

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    African art describes modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual culture from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, such as African-American, Caribbean or art in South American societies inspired by African traditions. Despite ...

  8. A Visit from the Old Mistress - Wikipedia

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    The painting was initially purchased by Thomas B. Clarke, a private collector from New York. It changed hands again when Clarke sold his collection in 1899. It was then acquired by William T. Evans, who donated it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., where it was displayed under the title The Visit of the Mistress. [3]

  9. The Women of Amphissa - Wikipedia

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    The women of Amphissa, seeing that the Phocians were in the camp of the allies and seeing the presence of many soldiers of the usurpers, fearing that the maeneds would be violated, all ran to the market, surrounded the sleeping women silently without questioning them, rendered them all the care possible and brought them food.

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