A Fuller Picture of Artemisia Gentileschi

October 1, 2020 3:26 PM

Rebecca Mead celebrates pioneering painter Artemisia Gentileschi’s harnessing of motherhood, passion, and ambition – and pushes against the notion her work was defined by surviving a rape (The New Yorker). Links to every painting referenced (Kottke).

Previously: Artemesia in London

Related: Evening Standard and Guardian reviews of the National Gallery’s new exhibition on Artemesia in London.

posted by adrianhon (2 comments total)

The LRB recently reviewed two books on other women Renaissance painters, mostly Sofonisba Anguissola, who lived long enough to impress Van Dyck in her old age.
posted by clew at 4:19 PM on October 1, 2020 [1 favorite]

I love that in her painting of Danae, the maid has her apron out to catch the gold.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:48 PM on October 1, 2020 [1 favorite]