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Judith is shown wearing a cobalt blue dress with gold accents and her maidservant wears a red gown. Both women have their sleeves rolled up. As a follower of Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi makes use of chiaroscuro in the painting, with a dark background contrasting with the light shining directly on the scene of Judith beheading Holofernes.
About 70% of women who wear bras wear a steel underwire bra according to underwear manufacturer S&S Industries of New York in 2009. [208] In 2001, 70% (350 million) of the bras sold in the U.S. were underwire bras. [209] [208] As of 2005, underwire bras were the fastest-growing segment of the market. [210]
The display of this painting among African tribal masks was intended to correlate the masks as the inspiration for the features Picasso painted on the women in Les Demoiselles. [ 75 ] The exhibition's catalogue states that the pejorative ethnographic and political connotations of 'primitivism' were not the lens of the exhibition's curation.
Models (painting) Morgan le Fay (painting) Moses and his Ethiopian wife Zipporah; Mother and Child (Cassatt) Mother with a Child and a Chambermaid; Mother with Child; A Mother's Duty; Mothers, Sisters; Mrs. Atkinson (Gwen John) The Musician (Bartholomeus van der Helst painting) Musidora: The Bather 'At the Doubtful Breeze Alarmed'
On the occasion of International Women's Day, take a look at the lives of female soldiers worldwide who have fought wars and become real heroes.
The art of Burkina Faso is the product of a rich cultural history. In part, this is because so few people from Burkina have become Muslim or Christian. [ 1 ] Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits, and the ...
Hundreds of West African soldiers who fought for France during World War II were likely killed by the French army on Dec. 1, 1944, after demanding unpaid wages.
The women soldiers were rigorously trained in pain, endurance and speed. Once training was completed they were given uniforms. [ citation needed ] By the mid-19th century, they numbered between 1,000 and 6,000 women, about a third of the entire Dahomey army, according to reports written by visitors.