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Artemisia Lomi or Artemisia Gentileschi (US: / ˌdʒɛntiˈlɛski /, [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. She was producing professional work by the age of ...
The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, by Artemisia Gentileschi, was part of a six-painting portrayal of Saint John's life, with four of the paintings by Massimo Stanzione and one (now lost) by Paolo Finoglia, for the Hermitage of San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) on the grounds of Buen Rierto in Madrid, under orders from the Viceroy of Naples, the Conde de Monterrey. [1]
Judith and Her Maidservant is one of four paintings by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi that depicts the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes. [1] This particular work, executed in about 1623 to 1625, now hangs in the Detroit Institute of Arts. [2] The narrative is taken from the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, in which ...
For more than 100 years it had been kept in storage at Hampton Court Palace after being mis-attributed to an anonymous French artist.
Judith Slaying Holofernes c. 1620, now at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, [1] is the renowned painting by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi depicting the assassination of Holofernes from the apocryphal Book of Judith. When compared to her earlier interpretation from Naples c. 1612, there are subtle but marked improvements to the composition ...
The Kimbell Art Museum announced Friday it acquired Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Penitent Mary Magdalene,” which has been held in private collections since it was painted circa 1625-26.. First ...
Judith Slaying Holofernes is a painting by the Italian early Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, completed in 1612-13 and now at the Museo Capodimonte, Naples, Italy. [1] The picture is considered one of her iconic works. The canvas shows Judith beheading Holofernes. The subject takes an episode from the apocryphal Book of Judith in the Old ...
Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting skills quickly surpass her father’s, but society dictates that as a woman, she must stay home and protect her virtue. Author Elizabeth Fremantle deftly paints ...