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Apropos of the season...

Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 4:31 pm
by Sue U
It's that time of year when we tell the story of how she put the general's head in her lunch bag, and this is a great rendition:

Beware of Confident Women With Swords.

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And Karen O gets into the holiday spirit:


Re: Apropos of the season...

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2024 7:52 pm
by Scooter
The book of Judith is part of the Roman Catholic canon. And while I was In Florence in the fall I noticed that she was a favored subject of a number of Renaissance artists.

Re: Apropos of the season...

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2024 4:07 pm
by Sue U
Judith was kind of an avatar for the House of Medici, so you'll naturally see a lot of Judith art from Renaissance/Baroque Florence.