Just the Heads Let us drill down, just a bit. Judith The Handmaid Señor Holofernes
Month: November 2025
In our past couple of blotts, we’ve mentioned the Power of Women movement during the baroque and renaissance art periods, so we were digging into the paintings a bit more. Disturbingly, there are a huge number of renaissance paintings of a woman (Judith) cutting off the head of a scruffy guy (Holofernes). A Little Background- […]
Our Lady of Leiden — The Herring Sentinel Let us introduce you to Our Lady of Leiden – the mythological icon heroine who represents the bravery and fortitude of the people of Leiden when besieged by the Spanish in 1574. This story was featured in yesterday’s blott. Domains: Appearance & Iconography [ed. note: Our Lady […]