The La Pittura paintings by Lavinia Fontana and Artemesia Gentileschi are significant in the history of art, because

a. they establish women as being artists’ muses.
b. they validate educating female artists.
c. they mark acceptance of women as meaningful contributors to Western civilization.
d. they show women painting secular, not religious, works.


Answer: c

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