How do you tell the difference between a heroine and a femme fatale?
And why could the woman in this painting be either Judith or Salome?
The two candidates for the subject of this painting share many attributes but their drastic actions have very different motives. Join Maria as she unpacks this ambiguity to discover what it tells us about the way artists experiment with iconography.
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Who is the woman depicted in this painting by Sebastiano del Piombo? The two candidates for the subject, Judith and Salome, are both drawn from biblical stories. They share many attributes but their drastic actions have very different motives.
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