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Artemisia is a 1997 French-German-Italian biographical film about Artemisia Gentileschi, the female Italian Baroque painter. [3] The film was directed by Agnès Merlet , and stars Valentina Cervi and Michel Serrault .
In the 1997 film Artemisia, directed by Agnès Merlet and starring Valentina Cervi, the role of Tassi is played by Serbian actor Miki Manojlovic. The movie, contrary to accepted historical knowledge and Tassi's conviction for rape, depicted the relationship between Tassi and Artemisia Gentileschi as one of mutual passion. [8]
Artemisia Lomi or Artemisia Gentileschi (US: / ˌ dʒ ɛ n t i ˈ l ɛ s k i /; [1] [2] 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 .
In 2014, it was sold in Paris for €865,000 (approx. $1.15 million USD at the time), more than €600,000 Euros above the asking price—a record price at the time for a work by Gentileschi. That record was broken in 2018 with the sale of her Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria .
Judith slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1614–18. Gentileschi and others of her generation, produced an array of paintings of strong female women in literature, including Judith's beheading of Holofernes. Agostino Tassi was both her teacher and then her convicted rapist. [5] It is also said that he was the model for Holofernes. [6]
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From the years 1614 to 1620, Gentileschi went through her Florentine period: She became a member of the Accademia del Disegno in 1616. [2] [7] When in Florence, Gentileschi had begun using the last name "Lomi." [9] The Penitent Magdalene was signed as “Artemisia Lomi,” rather than "Artemisia Gentileschi" because she was in Florence at the ...
Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli is a 1635-1637 oil on canvas painting by Artemisia Gentileschi.The work shows the moment that the Christian martyr Januarius and his followers are thrown to a group of wild animals in the amphitheatre in Pozzuoli - however, they lick the saint's feet rather than attacking him and Januarius is unharmed.