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Artemisia Lomi or Artemisia Gentileschi (US: / ˌ dʒ ɛ n t i ˈ l ɛ s k i /, Italian: [arteˈmiːzja dʒentiˈleski]; 8 July 1593 – c. 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter. Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished 17th-century artists, initially working in the style of Caravaggio .
May 24, 2024 · Artemisia Gentileschi (born July 8, 1593, Rome, Papal States [Italy]—died 1652/53, Naples, Kingdom of Naples) was an Italian painter, daughter of Orazio Gentileschi, who was a major follower of the revolutionary Baroque painter Caravaggio.
Apr 2, 2014 · Artemisia Gentileschi was a Baroque-period painter known for such works as 'Madonna and Child,' 'Susanna and the Elders' and 'Judith Slaying Holofernes.'
Aug 27, 2018 · A new play celebrates the 17th-Century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, who defied her rape and torture through masterful paintings.
She’s described as the most celebrated female artist of the 17th-century but Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656) struggled to carry this accolade through to the modern era.
Artemisia Gentileschi's turbulent life story often overshadows her art, but she was the most celebrated female artist of the 17th century.
Sep 28, 2020 · As one of the first women to forge a successful career as a painter, Artemisia was celebrated internationally in her lifetime, but her reputation languished after her death. This was partly...
Artemisia Gentileschi, the most celebrated female artist of the seventeenth century, appears in the guise of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a Christian saint martyred in the early fourth century. She leans on a broken wheel studded with iron spikes, to which she was bound and tortured, and which...
This painting, among her most ambitious, represents the Jewish heroine Esther, who appeared before her husband, King Ahasuerus of Persia, in order to stave off a massacre of the Jewish people, breaking with court protocol and thereby risking death.
Mar 5, 2019 · A seventeenth-century prodigy, painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654) fell into virtual obscurity in the centuries following her death.
