Artemisia Gentileschi
(1593–1656, Italian Baroque)
Re a Biblical story in which young and beautiful widow Judith gave up her chastity in order to get close to and kill the commander of the invaders.
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| Judith Slaying Holofernes - Gentileschi - oil on canvas (199 x 162 cm) 1614-20 - Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence) |
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Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
- Gentileschi
- oil on canvas (97 x 74 cm) 1638-39
- Royal Collection, Duke of Windsor (England)
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In an era when women painters were not easily accepted by the artistic community or patrons, she was the first woman to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence.
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Self-Portrait as a Lute Player
- Gentileschi
- oil on canvas (78 x 72 cm) 1615-17
- Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford, Conneticut) |
Today she is considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio.
Source: Wikipedia
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