Artemisia Gentileschi

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting, 1638–39, Royal Collection

Years of life:	1597 – 1652
Artist's Teachers:	Orazio Gentileschi
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Florentine School, Caravaggisti

Genre:	Portrait , Religious , Mythology , Genre scenes
Country:	Italy
Century:	XVII

Daughter of Orazio Gentileschi. She was kidnapped at 19 and tortured during the subsequent court case to see if she was truthful. Prefers dramatic scenes, often erotic or bloody, with a woman as a victim or gaining revenge. The first female member of the Florentine Academy.

Artemisia Gentileschi’s major works are Judith Slaying Holofernes, c. 1620 (Florence: Galleria degli Uffizi); Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting, 1630s (Royal Collection).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1615 or 1618-1619

Saint Catherine of Alexandria • 1615 or 1618-1619
Allegory of inclination (natural talent) for art

between 1615 and 1616

Allegory of inclination (natural talent) for art • between 1615 and 1616
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player

between 1615 and 1617

Self-Portrait as a Lute Player • between 1615 and 1617
Venus and Cupid (Sleeping Venus)

between 1625 and 1630

Venus and Cupid (Sleeping Venus) • between 1625 and 1630
Danae

1612

Danae • 1612
Self-portrait as a Female Martyr

1615

Self-portrait as a Female Martyr • 1615
Conversion of the Magdalene

1615-1616

Conversion of the Magdalene • 1615-1616
Susanna and the Elders

1610

Susanna and the Elders • 1610
Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1615 or 1618-1619

Saint Catherine of Alexandria • 1615 or 1618-1619
Judith kills Holofernes

1620

Judith kills Holofernes • 1620
Conversion of the Magdalene

1620

Conversion of the Magdalene • 1620
Saint Cecilia

1620

Saint Cecilia • 1620
Minerva (Wisdom)

1615 or possibly 1640s

Minerva (Wisdom) • 1615 or possibly 1640s
Lucretia

between 1620 and 1621

Lucretia • between 1620 and 1621
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

1638–1639

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting • 1638–1639