Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653) is the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century, considered a key figure within the Italian Baroque period.

Artemisia Gentileschi painted Mary Magdalene in a sudden swoon — a tradition of matching physical beauty to spiritual elevation.

“He saw the painting and said ‘Yes, it’s by Artemisia Gentileschi’ and I was just wondering who she was,” says Taylor. Forty years later, Taylor is still trying to solve the mystery ...

Dal 19 marzo al 3 agosto 2025, il Musée Jacquemart-André di Parigi celebra la straordinaria Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – circa 1656), figura centrale del Barocco e una delle poche donne della sua ...

Nel suo libro "Le disobbedienti, Storie di sei donne che hanno cambiato l’arte", la scrittrice Elisabetta Rasy, racconta anche la vita di Artemisia Gentileschi, pittrice, o "pittora" come lei stessa ...

The story is about perhaps the most famous female painter of the 17th century, but whose name largely had been consigned to ...