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Vengeful Seductress: Judith

Vengeful Seductress: Judith

November 30, 2011 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, Caravaggio, Explorations, Religious History, Series

I’m so excited about this post. Since it obviously can’t be book or even research paper length, I have to warn you that it will not do justice to the topics it addresses (Artemisia Gentileschi, Caravaggio, Caravaggisti, Judith, Judith Slaying…

Sexy Seductress: Potiphar's Wife

Sexy Seductress: Potiphar’s Wife

November 28, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Explorations, Series

The story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife can be found in Genesis 39. At this point in Joseph’s story, he had been nearly killed and then sold into slavery by his brothers and had wound up in Egypt in Pharaoh’s,…

Dancing Seductress: Salome

Dancing Seductress: Salome

November 18, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Art Theory, Caravaggio, Explorations, Series

Salome is one of many “bad girls” in art history. The step-daughter of King Herod, she was partially responsible for killing John the Baptist. You can read the full story in Mark 6:14-30. Herod was hesitant to kill John, for…

Callous Viewers and Heart-Wrenching Art.

Callous Viewers and Heart-Wrenching Art.

November 16, 2011 · by Amy · in Shorts

We’re not supposed to be callous toward art. And yet, we are, especially with art that is meant to and was created for the purpose of welling up emotion within our spirits. I suppose this has to do with modern…

Exciting Things in Store

Exciting Things in Store

November 4, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Website

Dear readers, I have to first apologize for the large gap in which I didn’t post anything. In mid-October I resigned from my old job, started a new job, and now things are finally dying down. I missed writing for…

Museum: A Safe Haven

Museum: A Safe Haven

November 3, 2011 · by Amy · in Shorts

Getting lost had made me tired. My fingers reached around the door handle and swung the door open, and my feet stepped into hallowed ground.Finally. My eyes adjusted to the warm lighting and my heart skipped a beat, for it…

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