Artemisia Gentileschi
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In an unpublished manuscript about exemplary women, Cristofano Bronzini described a visit to the Tuscan court by Giovanna Garzoni while she was still in her teens, and transcribed a poem written there in her honour. This new documentary... more
This second volume in the Illuminating Women Artists series delves into the life and work of the Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. The book explores the evolution of Gentileschi’s expressive goals and techniques, and contains... more
The essay is in the catalogue of the exhibition "Artemisia Gentileschi e il suo tempo", by F. Baldassari, J. Mann, N. Spinosa, Roma, Palazzzo Braschi 30 novembre 2016 - 7 maggio 2017 (ed. Skira, Milano 2016), pp. 47-51
Este artigo discute como a autoria feminina foi apagada da história, e como as histórias contadas pelas mulheres são diferentes do que estamos acostumadxs a ver. [Text in portuguese] This article discusses how female authorship was... more
Hailed as one of the most influential and expressive painters of the seventeenth century, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–ca. 1656) has figured prominently in the art historical discourse of the past two decades. This attention to Artemisia,... more
(Dutch) Onderzoekje naar Genesis 19:30-38, het verhaal van Lot die door zijn dochters verleid wordt, na hun vlucht uit Sodom. Is Lot een rechtvaardige of niet? Zowel de tekst als de receptie ervan laten de ambiguïteit van het antwoord op... more
On April 8, 1976, a women’s cooperative comprising eleven members variously active in the field of art inaugurated a self-run art gallery in Rome’s city center, at Via Beato Angelico 18. Surprisingly, instead of showing works from the... more
La tesi prende in considerazione i rapporti tra l’attività della famosa pittrice caravaggesca, Artemisia Gentileschi, e la comunità dei Fiorentini residente a Napoli. [Text: Japanese and Italian]
Elaborazione in chiave testuale di un evento organizzato al Teatro Vittoria di Roma il 24 gennaio 2014, dal titolo: "Artemisia Gentileschi: l'ardenimento de le femine. Affetti e musica sulla strada tra Roma e Firenze". Ideato e realizzato... more
K. Christiansen, J. Mann eds.
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi
exh cat. Rome New York, St Louis
2001
Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi
exh cat. Rome New York, St Louis
2001
La obsesión por los selfie de nuestro tiempo es, quizás, un eco tardío de la pasión barroca por los autorretratos. En éste, que Artemisia Gentileschi pintó para ser colocado en una colección en la que sólo habían autorretratos masculinos,... more
Cristine Tedesco dedicou muitos anos na pesquisa sobre Artemisia Gentileschi, utilizando uma rica bibliografia e variadas fontes documentais e visuais que consultou durante a sua estadia na Itália. Focou seus estudos em fontes como o... more
Critical review of the film, Artemisia, by French filmmaker Agnès Merlet.
Madrid became after its declaration of capital of the Spanish territories one of the most important artistic centres of Europe. This article takes in consideration the practice of pictorial copying in Madrid during the last twenty years... more
Elizabeth S. Cohen rebukes the common misconception of Artemisia Gentileschi's sexuality as being central to her artistic career due to psychological setbacks after her infamous rape by Agostino Tassi. Cohen examines the centuries-old... more
The Author discusses the attitude of Artemisia as a woman and as an artist in the first half of the seventeenth century, analyzing the Gentileschi's visual production and her correspondence, addressed to dealers of her works-among them:... more
L’articolo tenta di delineare un’analisi comparata fra Artemisia (1947) di Anna Banti e To the Lighthouse (1927) di Virginia Woolf, con particolare attenzione ai personaggi di Artemisia e Lily Briscoe, entrambe pittrici. Sebbene la... more
Bibliography on early modern women artists, mainly in Italy and the Netherlands; a sporadic compilation of 45+ pages. Updated 29 April 2020. BUT see now my Bibliography_Premodern Women Artists (posted on 14 May 2020), which has expanded... more
Este trabalho apresenta estudos da historiografia da arte italiana recente sobre a pintora Artemisia Gentileschi (15931654), publicados no catálogo “Artemisia Gentileschi. Storia di una passione” referente à exposição Mostra Artemisia1,... more
Resumo: "Artemisia Gentileschi e il suo tempo" intitula a exposição inaugurada pelo Museu de Roma em trinta de novembro de 2016, com encerramento previsto para sete de maio de 2017. O presente texto destaca as novas fontes documentais... more
Essay developed from keynote address at conference on Artemisia Gentileschi, Florence, Medici Archive Project, May 2015.
A newly discovered marriage contract provides details regarding the artist's dowry and sheds light on her motives for marrying Pierantonio Stiattesi and transferring to Florence.
The apocryphal history of Judith and Holofernes has always attracted and fascinated artists and art lovers over the centuries. The reproduction, both of the beheading of Holofernes and of the moments before and after this act, are among... more
L'incontro, tenutosi il 15 maggio 2019 presso l'Aula Forti di via Zamboni 32 a Bologna, è nato dalla mia proposta "Una pittura 'di memoria, non di maniera': Artemisia Gentileschi e Lily Briscoe, Virginia Woolf e Anna Banti" sottoscritta... more
Author's first publication on Artemisia Gentileschi, later developed as a chapter in her 1989 book on the artist (Artemisia Gentileschi: The Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art, Princeton, 1989)..
"Giuditta e Oloferne"... un dipinto famoso di Caravaggio... "Giuditta e Oloferne" ...stesso titolo, differente autore e differente motivo. Un piccolo viaggio nell'arte, nella giustizia e nella condizione femminile del '600
Full text of essay developed from keynote address for Artemisia Gentileschi conference, Medici Archive Project, Florence 2015. Issues addressed include Artemisia's creative originality, her competitive nature, and the difficulty of... more
Between roughly 1615 and 1622, Cristofano Bronzini (1580–1633) wrote Della dignità et della nobiltà delle donne, a defense of women that was partially published during his lifetime with the patronage of Medici women. This article brings... more
Artemisia Gentileschi's last documented and signed painting Susanna and the Elders at the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna was previously attributed to the Bolognese painter Elisabetta Sirani. The article discusses the circumstances of the... more
This paper takes a formalist look at Artemisia Gentileschi's 1611-1612 Judith Slaying Holofernes, in opposition to mainstream scholarship, which largely focuses on Artemisia's biography. Artemisia engages a tradition of phallic imagery... more