This painting isn’t exactly a feel-good piece of art. Elisabetta Sirani’s ‘Timoclea Killing Her Rapist’ is a homage to feminine rage. It shows Timoclea pushing her rapist—a captain in Alexander the Great’s army—into a well. As the story goes, she then dropped rocks on him until he died. Well, sometimes giving yourself permission to feel angry feels good—as many women know. Artsy has a fantastic feature on the history of female rage in art. Artnet News profiles the brilliant Sirani—and her impact on 17th century art.
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On the occasion of Nowruz—the Persian New Year—we offer you this powerful photo taken by Fazilat Soukhakian. In tribute to the brave women of Iran—many of whom remain in prison to this day.
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The Sony World Photography Awards are a gift that never stops giving. The winners of the ‘Open’ competition—which recognises single images from across the world—are all lovely. Our pick is this ferociously beautiful photograph of a jaguar killing a caiman taken by Ian Ford.
