I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Artemisia Gentileschi was a fucking badass. One of the most accomplished painters of the 17th century, her paintings have an emotional and technical depth that’s unrivaled. Gentileschi is most famous for painting themes like Susanna and the Elders, Judith and Holofernes (which depicted Gentileschi’s rapist as Holofernes getting his head expertly sawed off—a legend), and Judith and Her Maidservant. Gina Siciliano’s first graphic novel tells the story of this woman who braved the male-dominated art world to become one of the most formidable figures of Italian painting. by Jas Keimig