Irena Sendler was born to catholic parents in Poland in 1910. She grew in a Jewish town where her father treated Jewish patients while other doctors refused to help. As a young woman she was furios at the constant discrimination against her Jewish friends: at university she publicly denounced segregation in classrooms.
Giorno: 28 Aprile 2023
The biblical story of Judith features in countless works of art: but the most iconic of all was painted by Artemisia Gentileschi when she was just 19 years old. In her life she visited the subject of Judith repeatedly, focusing on the moment of Holoferne’s beheading: in the painting that Artemisia finished in 1613, Judith has pushed up her sleeves and wedged her knee on the bed to counter Holoferne’s resistance. The picture is highly realistic and its effect is a very direct emotional appeal to viewers.
Social media and the Internet are used by 1 third of the entire world so they have a major influence on society, but also on our bodies and brains. 5 to 10% of users are unable to control how much time they spend online, and they can’t log off.