Agostino Tassi

Artemisia was acquainted with painting in her dad's workshop, indicating substantially more ability than her siblings, who worked close by her. She picked up drawing, how to blend shading, and how to paint. Artemisia will not have possessed the capacity to defeat these difficulties notwithstanding her extensive ability had she not had one imperative preferred standpoint over numerous other young ladies: She originated from a group of Painters and her dad was eager to show her the fundamental aptitudes of their mutual calling. The principal known work of the painter, when she was just 17, was a delineation of Susanna and the Elders. The work is critical for a few unique reasons. In the first place, it demonstrated the imperative and persisting impact of the colossal painter Caravaggio on Artemisia. Second, It is one of only a handful couple of works of art on the topic of Susanna demonstrating the sexual hailing by the two Elders as an awful mishap. Since her dad's style took motivation from Caravaggio amid that period, her style was similarly as intensely affected also. Her way to deal with topic was not quite the same as her father's, notwithstanding, as her sketches are exceedingly naturalistic, where Orazio's are glorified. Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, today thought to be a standout amongst the most proficient painters in the age following that of Caravaggio. In a period when female painters were not effectively acknowledged by the…

Despite the countless prejudices against females engaging in what was believed to be a male’s area of expertise, Artemisia Gentileschi, gained a reputation, and established herself as a successful artist. Gentileschi’s artistic journey was not about revenge, but a fight for recognition of her unbelievable talent amidst her contemporary. Present-day she is recognized as one of the utmost accomplished and expressionistic artist of the era. However, Artemisia did not earn the respect as a female…

Judith Slaying Holofernes from 1625 is also a representation of a biblical story where Holofernes blindly falls for Judith and due to his infatuation with her, Judith and Abra, blindside him by taking his life. Gentileschi’s scene of Judith killing Holofernes expresses violence and passion most likely emerging from the anger she felt towards Agostino Tassi for raping her and then exploiting her in court. Unlike, Gentileschi’s painting, Susanna and the Elders, which was painted prior to her to…

daughter of Orazio Gentileschi. Her father was a well-known painter of this time, and it exposed Artemisia to the art world at an early age. She revealed an extraordinary gift, and her father recognized the skills she showed him. During this time, it was rare for fathers to encourage their daughters to pursue art, so for Artemisia’s father to encourage her was a huge steppingstone for her. She would receive formal training at her father’s workshop. This allowed her to learn how to paint, draw,…

seen in her prominence as a female patron artist, her works have been deemed in the past as ‘gory’, ‘buxom’, and ‘animalistic’, even with the dedication she proved to the Carravagist tradition(s). These assumptions may be based on the facts that in the early Seventeenth Century, Artemisia was raped in May 1611 in her family's apartment. During this time, Artemisia’s father Orazio was competing in the Roman art world to secure ties in the patronage circles, and he did so by the relationship he…

Once again using biblical stories to tell her own experiences, Gentileschi portrays herself as Judith beheading Holofernes, who is modelled after Tassi. The story goes that Judith, a Bethulian widow, was allowed to enter the tent of Holofernes, the general of the army assailing her town, because he lusted after her. When he became intoxicated, Judith killed Holofernes with the assistance of her maid, thus saving Bethulia. Gentileschi’s painting is brutally realistic. From the way the blood drips…

Charles I of England, commissioned her to create massive, expertly modeled compositions. This was unheard of during this period, as almost all prominent painters during this period were men. Gentileschi challenged these societal norms her whole life, as she rose to prominence as one of the best painters of the Renaissance. Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8, 1593, to Orazio Gentileschi, who was a well-known Italian painter during the Baroque period during the Renaissance. Being the…

Deborah Anderson Silvers is a graduate of the University of South Florida. She completed her Master’s thesis on a series of paintings by Gentileschi. Anderson Silvers begins her thesis by providing an extensive detailing of Gentileschi’s life at home, as well as providing insight into the social customs of 17th century Roman society. Like Garrard Silvers supports her arguments with Biblical text; however, unlike Garrard, she draws parallels between the character of Susanna and Artemisia herself,…

The fact that Artemisia was sexually harassed and raped by Agostino Tassi, Orazio’s colleague, and Cosimo Quorli as an accomplice, sheds light on the particular sympathy conveyed by the painter of the Susanna and the Elders. After being menaced and raped, Artemisia’s fathter Orazio tried to sue the offender, but it turns out that Artemisia suffered from a test of torture, gained a reputation of promiscuousness, and was rushed into a marriage, while Tassi was acquitted. Such abject past of…

displaying the narratives of biblical scenes that depicted heroism and tragedy alike. Judith was often seen as a symbol of the Church. This association partly explains the increase in portrayals of Judith in the late 16th through the 17th centuries, when the Catholic Church was engaged in conflicts with both Protestants and Ottomans, whose eastern origins facilitated their identification with Holofernes. Artemisia likely identified with the protagonist of the story in a way her male counterparts…