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The fourth chapter of the book of Judges presents us with the full frenzy of war. Sisera, the Canaanite commander, is battle-ready, and the prophetess, Deborah, summons Barak, who gathers the tribes. As the text describes the war, one can almost hear the whinnying of horses and clashing of metal, smell the blood and sweat. Yet, the war against the Canaanites is not won on the heated battlefield, rather in the shaded calm of Yael\u2019s tent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assassination by tent-pin and mallet seems like a particularly gruesome way to die, and the seething ferocity of this moment \u2013 and the sexual violence which some assumed preceded it \u2013 was oft-captured in European art. Yet one of the most memorable images of Yael and Sisera, by the overlooked Italian Baroque painter, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593\u20131653), puts things differently.<\/span><\/p>\n

Artemisia was an exceedingly accomplished painter. Indeed, she was the first woman to be admitted to the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts. Born into a family of artists, Artemisia studied with the painter, Agostino Tassi, who also raped her. <\/span><\/p>\n

Artemisia\u2019s painting is remarkable for of its heightened sense of collected calm. Sisera lies peacefully, half asleep on the floor, his useless sword cast to the side. With neither fright or frenzy, Jael positions the peg with one hand, and raises the mallet with the other. If it is a fantasy of rape avenged, as some have argued, it is not hysterical but purposeful and just. With the swing of the hammer, Yael brings an end to this vicious bully.<\/span><\/p>\n

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