Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c.1656) is the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century. Known for her paintings that feature women from myths, allegories and the Bible in often violent or emotionally-charged scenes, of the fifty-seven confirmed works by the artist, a remarkable 94% feature women as protagonists or equal to men. Indeed, some of her best known subjects are Judith Slaying Holofernes, Susanna and the Elders and Judith and Her Maidservant.