This week’s art piece of the week is “Judith beheading Holofernes” by Artemisia Gentileschi.

The daughter of painter Orazio Gentileschi, Artemisia began painting at the age of fifteen. Born in Rome, Artemisia would go on to paint for the aristocracies of Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, and London. She was the first woman to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence, pushing through the boundaries of the male dominated professional artist world.