can we stop pretending birth of venus and mona lisa are the only good renaissance paintings. can we please look at caravaggio’s imcredibly dynamic, chairoscuro portraitures. the intricacy in van eyck’s pieces (as well as a lack of eyebrows). the fact that michelangelo managed to include dozens of scenes from the bible, each figure painted with grace and character, on the sistine chapel ceiling (creation of adam being only one of them). can we PLEASE take note of the raging energy in gentileschi’s work ... guys she literally painted herself beheading the dude who sexually assaulted her. please get some judith slaying holofernes t-shirts out there. can i see a dior piece inspired by transfiguration or parnassus. pretty please