Artemisia gentileschi

“I have made a solemn vow never to send my drawings because people have cheated me. In particular, just today I found...that, having done a drawing of...

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Artemisia Gentileschi changed art history by making feminist art in the 17th century. These are her most famous works.

A distinctive presumed self-portrait of this exceptional woman painter, cropped close, from an unusual viewpoint, using chiaroscuro, colour, and the most amazing fabric textures.

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Artemisia Gentileschi, (born July 8, 1593, Rome, Papal States [Italy] - died 1652/53, Naples, Kingdom of Naples), Italian painter🎨, daughter of Orazio Gentileschi🎨, who was a major follower of the revolutionary Baroque painter, Caravaggio. She was an important second-generation proponent of Caravaggio’s dramatic realism.

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c.1656), oil on canvas {female artist holding palette and paintbrush #arthistory #seventeenthcentury}

One of the best among the baroque painters. Artemisia Gentileschi

Most history books have been written by men, and wouldn't you know it? Those darn, sneaky ladies are nowhere to be found.

“Artemisia Gentileschi. Maria Maddalena come malinconia. Dettaglio”

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Judith and Holofernes

Artemisia Gentileschi understood the power of what directional lines could do to create a focal point for her paintings. She knew that our eyes would focus at the pivotal point by using the principles of directional lines and contrasting colors. #AnitaLouiseArt #ArtThatMakesYouSmile #GreatArtists #AmazingArtists #HistoryofArt #ArtemisiaGentileschi

Susanna and the elder

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The Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi was born in Italy in 1593. Her father, Orazio Gentileschi, was also a painter; he taught his daughter the craft ...