Why Art Galleries Shouldn’t Have Trigger Warnings

Our alarm bells don’t need any more ringing

Judith Slaying Holofernes (between 1614 and 1620) by Artemisia Gentileschi. Oil on canvas. 199 × 162.5 cm. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy. Image source Wikimedia Commons

There is a painting that hangs in the Musee D’Orsay in Paris by Gustave Courbet. It’s titled L’Origine du monde (“The Origin of the World”). It shows a close-up view of a woman lying on her back with her legs spread apart.