University student biography on this Itailian woman painter, born July 8, 1593, including the story of the trial of artist Agostino Tassi for rape of Artemisia, and her original painting, Judith Slaying Holfernes, painted during and after the trial
A note on the history of Artemisia, including that she was listed by Michelangelo as one of his debtors. Image from the work of Artemisia, originally nude but covered by a later painter, of a woman holding a compass.
In this 1998 movie review in
Art in America,, Mary D. Garrard, biographer of Artemisia Gentileschi, argues that the movie distorted many facts, including inverting the evidence of rape: she was tortured to get her to deny, not affirm, that her mentor raped her.
The story of the protest of the film, Artemisia. "Those who study women's history, who know how fragile the truth about women in history always is, and how vulnerable it is to conflation with female stereotypes, have been and will be outraged by the latest injustice to Artemisia Gentileschi, who has repeatedly been subjected to sexualized explanations of her life and career success."
From "The Smart-Ass Guide to Art," a list of her major work, an image of the painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, and a dramatic recreation of the dialogue from the rape trial. Mentions her connection with Charles I of England and the possibility she helped paint the ceilings of the Queen's house in Greenwich.
A summary of the book by M. D. Garrard, on the publisher's web site.
January 2001 article in
The Guardian on the controversy over the feminist nature of Gentileschi's paintings, especially Judith Beheading Holofernes (1612).
Three paintings by the daughter and four by the father.
Donald Bruce writes in 1999 of the exhibit: "Orazio's bloodthirsty daughter Artemisia was a more thoroughgoing imitator of Caravaggio than her father ever was." Orazio also painted for Marie de Medici, the Queen Mother of France, mentioned in this article.
Artemisia Gentileschi, 1635 oil on canvas. In the Museo del Prodo, Madrid. No further information on the page.
Large image of the painting, c. 1625, with a comparison to the painting of Caravaggio.
A summary of the 1625 painting by Artemesia Gentileschi, with the ability to magnify, cross index by medium, style, date, genre, and otherwise see the painting in context.
From the Detroit Institute of Arts, an image from their holdings, with some background on the painting's story and the artists's history. "This will show your lordship what a woman can do."
A summary of the 1625 painting by Artemesia Gentileschi, with the ability to magnify, cross index by medium, style, date, genre, and otherwise see the painting in context.
The story of Judith's assassination of the Assyrian general, plus a bit of the background of the artist. From an online gallery at PBS.org, "Rings of Passion: Five Emotions."
Painting, 1612-21. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Image, no further details.
Artemisia Gentileschi: 1630s. Royal Collection of Her Majesty the Queen (Elizabeth II, England). No further information on the page.
A summary of the 1610 painting by Artemesia Gentileschi, with the ability to magnify, cross index by medium, style, date, genre, and otherwise see the painting in context.
