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Democrat Mary Peltola has defeated Incumbent Republican Dan S. Sullivan and two other candidates in the Alaska U.S. Senate Election.

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Judith Slaying Holofernes (1612–1613), an iconic Baroque oil painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, currently housed in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, Italy (with a later version from c. 1620 residing in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence)...

Based on the deuterocanonical Book of Judith from the Old Testament, the scene depicts the Israelite widow Judith and her maidservant Abra assassinating the Assyrian general Holofernes to save her besieged city.

Heavily influenced by Caravaggio’s use of chiaroscuro (dramatic contrasts of light and dark), Gentileschi portrays the physical struggle with gritty realism, showing the coordinated effort required to overpower the general.

Art historians often note how Gentileschi’s visceral, powerful depictions of female triumph and vengeance mirror her own life—including her public trial after being sexually assaulted by Agostino Tassi, a colleague of her father Orazio.

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The story of Judith comes from the deuterocanonical Book of Judith in the Bible...

The Assyrian general Holofernes, serving King Nebuchadnezzar, led a massive army to conquer Judea and besieged the Jewish city of Bethulia. Holofernes cut off the city's water supply and food sources, pushing the desperate townspeople to the brink of surrender.

Judith, a pious, wealthy, and courageous Jewish widow, lost patience with the leaders' lack of faith. She dressed in her finest clothes, left the city with her loyal maidservant Abra, and walked straight into the Assyrian camp. Judith claimed she wanted to help the Assyrians win and offered false intelligence, quickly charming Holofernes and winning his trust.

Holofernes invited Judith into his private tent for a celebratory feast, drinking heavily to impress her until he passed out into a drunken stupor. Seizing his own sword, Judith prayed for strength, severed Holofernes's head, and handed it to Abra, who placed it in a food sack.

The two women slipped out of the camp undetected and returned to Bethulia with the severed head. Displaying the general's head on the city walls, the leaderless Assyrian army panicked and was completely routed by the Israelites.

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Sabrina Carpenter wearing a leopard body print at 27. 🤯
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"Afternoon Tea" "Il tè del pomeriggio"

detail

🖌#FrancescoVinea 1845 1902

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🎨Thomas Millie Dow
　 1848–1919

The Herald of Winter

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"Waiting for the Procession" (1890)
By John William Godward. 🖌️🌹
English painter. (1861-1922)
Oil on canvas.
Private collection.

In this painting, John William Godward transports us to a world inspired by classical antiquity, where elegance and serenity dominate the composition.

I particularly admire the precision with which he depicts the folds of the fabrics, the textures of the marble, and the delicacy of the faces.
The two female figures, immersed in a moment of silent anticipation, convey a naturalness that contrasts beautifully with the decorative richness of their surroundings.

Godward transforms an everyday scene into a celebration of idealized beauty, characteristic of his refined Neoclassical style.

— Editing and restoration by Alexandra Sorolla.

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“Holy Communion” by Angelo Graf von Courten (1848-1925).

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Outside the Café A Porta, Copenhagen, (1882) — by Vilhelm Rosenstand.

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🎨Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905)
The Gossip

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Painting by Max Volkhart (1848-1924) German painter

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John Singer Sargent - Una calle en Venecia (1880)

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Ramiro Falcón M
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En såret dansk kriger, (1865) — by Elisabeth Baumann.

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Swan Maidens

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«Las odaliscas» (Hans Zatzka).

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The famous 1897 oil-on-canvas painting Lady Godiva by English artist John Collier (1850–1934) ...

Depicts the Anglo-Saxon noblewoman Lady Godiva riding naked through the streets of Coventry on a white horse, covered only by her long hair, to convince her husband, Earl Leofric, to remit oppressive taxes on the townspeople.

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, England

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Lady Godiva was a real noblewoman who lived in 11th century England, though the story that made her legendary emerged centuries after her death. She was the wife of Leofric, the Earl of Mercia, one of the most powerful men in the country at the time. As legend tells it, Leofric imposed harsh taxes on the people of Coventry, and Lady Godiva, moved by their suffering, repeatedly pleaded with him to lift the burden. According to the tale, he agreed—but only if she would ride naked through the town in protest, thinking she would never comply.

To his surprise, she did.

She ordered the townspeople to stay indoors and avert their eyes, and then rode through the streets wearing nothing but her long hair to cover her. Out of respect, the citizens honored her request, and only one man—a tailor later dubbed “Peeping Tom”—looked out and was supposedly struck blind as punishment.

There’s no historical evidence that this dramatic ride ever happened, and records of Lady Godiva’s life from her time make no mention of it. In reality, she was a prominent, pious landowner in her own right, notable for her religious patronage and donations to monasteries. The famous ride first appears in written sources about 200 years later, most likely as a moral or symbolic story.

But myth has power, especially when it endures. The legend of Lady Godiva touches something deeper than historical fact. She becomes a symbol of a woman using her voice, her body, and her courage to challenge male authority and stand up for the powerless. Whether or not she actually rode unclothed through Coventry, the myth has resonated for centuries as an act of quiet but fierce defiance. In a world that often judges women for how they present themselves, her story dares to flip that script—suggesting that vulnerability can be power, and dignity can coexist with defiance.

Women have been expected to bear burdens silently for generations, but Lady Godiva’s legend offers an alternative. It asks: What happens when a woman speaks up? What happens when she puts herself on the line for others? And what if her beauty, often seen as a liability or a distraction, is wielded as an instrument of justice?

This is why Lady Godiva endures. Not because she was naked, but because she was brave.

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🎨Henry Mosler (1841–1920)
"Approaching Storm"

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"L'incontro di Dante e Beatrice"1897

🖌#RaffaelloSorbi 1844 1931

°Beatrice Portinari in abito rosa

°Via di San Leonardo/ Costa San Giorgio sulle colline Firenze.

°Basilica di San Miniato al Monte *in alto

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🚨 BREAKING: CNN uncovered multiple unredacted videos inside DOJ Epstein files, including footage where a girl says she is just 15 years old.

These files sat in government custody for years.

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Carmen Aguado, Duchess of Montmorency, by German painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1860). Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon.