Susan Vreeland: "Aku ingat kecewa ketika Papa menunjukkan padaku Judit...

"Aku ingat kecewa ketika Papa menunjukkan padaku Judith Caravaggio. Dia benar-benar pasif ketika dia melihat melalui leher seorang pria. Caravaggio memberikan semua perasaan pada pria itu. Rupanya, dia tidak bisa membayangkan seorang wanita memiliki satu pemikiran. Saya ingin melukiskan pikirannya, jika hal seperti itu mungkin terjadi - tekad dan konsentrasi dan keyakinan akan perlunya tindakan mutlak. Nasib rakyatnya bertumpu di pundaknya."

--- Susan Vreeland

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I remember being disappointed when Papa had shown me Caravaggio's Judith. She was completely passive while she was sawing through a man's neck. Caravaggio gave all the feeling to the man. Apparently, he couldn't imagine a woman to have a single thought. I wanted to paint her thoughts, if such a thing were possible - determination and concentration and belief in the absolute necessity of the act. The fate of her people resting on her shoulders.