Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653) was a painter and artist.

Also recorded as Artemissa del Gentileschy; Artemisia Lomi; Artemitia; Gentilesca; Artemizia Gentilesca; Artimisi.

Artemisia Gentileschi in brief

Born
1593
Died
1653
Known for
painter and artist
Place of birth
Rome
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Overview

Born at Rome in 1593, died at Naples in 1653.

In detail

training under Orazio Gentileschi is recorded. the recorded working language is Italian.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, religious, history and mythological. The authority associates the name with Caravaggisti.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Florence, Genoa and Rome. Positions recorded include court painter. Membership is recorded of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

Works named in the authority record are Judith Slaying Holofernes, Adoration of the Magi, Judith and Her Maidservant, Susanna and the Elders, Allegory of Inclination and Self-Portrait as a Female Martyr.

Work by Artemisia Gentileschi is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Casa Buonarroti, Museum Correale and Musée des Explorations du Monde.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Artemisia Gentileschi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q212657: Artemisia Gentileschi

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