Women artists chose either different moments of the biblical or mythological story, or simply viewed women from, until then, unexplored angles. That new point of view led them to introduce a completely different style in visual presentation. They created original, innovative iconography of women: not submissive, timid, shy and only beautiful, like on the paintings of men artists:  the women by Artemisia Gentileschi and Elisabetta Sirani appear strong, determined, powerful, active. These two artists systematically avoided nudity, sensuality, sexuality and even the beauty of women; they focused on their act of heroism when, some of them, literally take their destiny in their own hands.