Artemisia Gentileschi was so obsessed with the biblical story of Judith beheading Holofernes that she painted five versions of it with Judith being a self-portrait, because

a. Gentileschi was of Jewish descent.
b. Gentileschi's mother was named Judith.
c. Judith was a female artist.
d. Gentileschi had been raped.

Answer: d

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