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Long Seen As Victim, 17th Century Italian Painter Emerges As Feminist Icon

A visitor takes a photo of <em>Judith Slaying Holofernes</em> by Italian 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi, on display at Rome's Palazzo Braschi museum. The &quot;Artemisia Gentileschi and Her Times&quot; exhibition will run till May 7, 2017. (AP)
A visitor takes a photo of Judith Slaying Holofernes by Italian 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi, on display at Rome's Palazzo Braschi museum. The "Artemisia Gentileschi and Her Times" exhibition will run till May 7, 2017. (AP)

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