Inspired by the Seven Virtues of Sandro Botticelli on display at the Uffizi Gallery ofFlorence, Apolonia Sokol represents five virtues of her own. The work is based on thestudy the artist has made on Artemisia Gentileschi during Sokl’s stay at the Villa Médicisin Rome. An artist who is rarely revealed in the history of art, Artemisia Gentileschi wholost her mother whilst being born, is the daughter of a great painter. Her father, scaredto lose his daughter too, kept her locked in the castle, beginning Artemisia’s career aspainter as she starts copying his father’s work while living in confinement.Around the age of 16, Artemisia convinced her father to let her study painting properlyand joined the studio of Agostino Tassi who then raped her for a period until it led to atrial and the trial led to a dark period of torture and humiliation for the artist. In JudithSlaying Holofernes, her most well-known painting, 3 readings of the painting are possible.Firstly, we see the biblical scene as it is. Secondly, it refers to artists’ own vengeance,representing the slaying of Tassi by two Artemisia’s. Lastly, it represents childbirth, aconcept which was taboo in 17th century Italy.