Episode #42: Shock Art: Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes (Season 4, Episode 3)

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ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago. Today's work of "shock art:" Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts! Twitter / Facebook/ Instagram Sponsors: The Great Courses Plus: thegreatcoursesplus.com/art Poshmark: invite code "ARTCURIOUS" Green Chef: greenchef.us/artcurious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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