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What primary characteristic distinguishes Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes (c. 1620) from earlier Renaissance treatments of the same biblical subject?

The inclusion of idealized classical architectural backdrops and passive female postures The violent, raw physical labor and visceral realism depicted through extreme tenebrism The flat, linear patterning characteristic of the International Gothic style The use of sfumato to soften the emotional tension of the murder scene

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The violent, raw physical labor and visceral realism depicted through extreme tenebrism

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