One of the most beautiful things to do is to paint darkness, which nevertheless has light in it.

Vincent Van Gogh
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In her book “The House of Women,” the great Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi painted a portrait of herself. It is a self-portrait holding a mirror in front of her face to allow others to see her. In the depth of the painting, she shows a woman who is looking at herself in a mirror. The fact that she is looking at herself in a mirror reveals that she is not only an artist but also a woman who looks at herself and desires to know what she can do with herself to better her life.

In “The House of Women,” Gentileschi describes the world around her as dark. In order for her to see anything, she has to use mirrors and other reflective objects to get a glimpse into the world. It’s the same for us today.

We have to look at ourselves and our circumstances through mirrors because we can’t see them unless we look at ourselves in a mirror.

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