Useful paper on Leonor Fini, helpful thinking about archetypal depictions of female sexuality and the femme fatale.

"Sphinxes, Witches and Little Girls: Reconsidering theFemale Monster in the Art of Leonor Fini" - Rachael Grew

..........ok the link is not working right now, will come back again and try to fix this. search under above title if anyone is interested in reading this.