He nods again. "Most of the artists at the time, portrayed Susanna as demure, complacent, not really fighting or trying to get away from the men who were attacking her. But Gentileschi, decided to take a different approach." He comes to a stop in front of her particular interpretation. "She wanted you to feel uncomfortable, and unsettled, just the way Susanna would have - forced to witness the unjustice done to her but unable to do anything to stop it. It's also said that it was meant to pass judgement on the justice system of the time, who did fairly little for women who were in similar situations, including herself. She had no voice in any real court of law, so she used her art to give her one instead."
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