Brilliant and iconic paintings that are evidence to feminine rage

Art has always been a very important part of life for many people. Be it expressing love, the mundane daily life, the destruction caused by war, the soft female eyes or the strong, filled with rage feminine gaze, art has enabled it all. Unfortunately though, a majority of artists have painted females in their soft, feminine form. The eyes are always down, cheeks always blushed, their face always filled with care and practically every quality a man wants to see in a woman. And in this, very few have tried to capture the feminine rage that emerged in women.
From a woman slaying her rapist to the painting of Medusa with her eyes filled with anger, here we list 5 paintings that are evidence to feminine rage.

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Medusa, a powerful and feared woman from Greek mythology, has been a symbol of feminine rage and empowerment of women. Legends say that Medusa has serpents on her head and whoever dared to glance at her would turn to stone.
One notable representation of this look and her strong feminine powers comes in the form of Caravaggio's 'Medusa', which portrays her as a wrathful woman, almost as if she is screaming at someone right in front of her. The painting has many interpretations, with the most famous one being that it shows the consequences of violating Medusa's choice and the anger she held within.

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'Judith Slaying Holofernes' is another powerful depiction of feminine rage. In this iconic painting, Judith, a biblical heroine, is shown as a fearless woman, killing the Assyrian general Holofernes. The artist, Gentileschi, has put such delicate details in the painting that it shows anger, determination to kill and a feeling of helplessness in the subjects. As Judith takes revenge for the wrongs committed against her people by the General, her friend or aide stands behind her looking at him with contempt.

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Another example of feminine rage comes in the painting 'Timoclea Killing Her Rapist'. Timoclea bravely twists the legs of her rapist and shoves him down a well in an act of vengeance. Instead of sitting silently and enduring the helplessness, she decided to stand up for herself and kill the one who did her wrong. Her face is filled with determination and subtle rage as the rapist looks confused and helpless.

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Frida Kahlo's self-portrait, 'Frida and Diego Rivera’ is another painting with many interpretations. From being thought of as a simple painting showing a couple to one that was analysed as a symbol of rift between the two, ‘Frida and Diego Rivera’ can also be interpreted as one of feminine rage and disappointment. In the painting, Kahlo confronts her pain and anguish with unflinching honesty, depicting herself alongside her husband, Diego Rivera, but there is a slight distance between the two unlike people in love who stand closely. Frida has a piercing gaze and clenched fists which further show her disappointment.

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Artemisia Gentileschi's 'Jael and Sisera' too is a subtle painting showing feminine rage. This too is a painting showing a biblical scene where Jael, a virtuous woman, is shown hammering a weapon through the skull of the Canaanite general Sisera. In the painting, Jael is shown as a determined woman who looks nowhere other than the enemy's face and is determined to take her revenge.

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