Artemisia Gentileschi

Renowned for her brutal renderings of Biblical scenes with female protagonists, Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most prominent artists of the Baroque movement, backed by the patronages of the House of Medici and Charles I of England in a time especially hostile toward woman artists. Yet, despite her death in the seventeenth century, misogyny persists even in contemporary scholarship of Gentileschi. In both of their articles, Whitney Chadwick and Mary D. Garrard deliberate how gender and…

looks or personal life is thought of first before her work. Artemisia Gentileschi is a prime example of how a woman’s personal life can be overpowering. In her late teens, she was deflowered (also mentioned as rape in some readings) and the trial that ensued overshadowed any of her previous and future works. Lee Krasner was painting…

Michelangelo da Caravaggio’s painting Judith Beheading Holofernes examines goodness and purity in spite of engaging in the act of sinning. Painted in c.1598, using oil on canvas, this painting illustrates a scene from the biblical Book of Judith. It depicts three subjects in what appears to be a bed chamber. The middle subject, Judith is portrayed in the act of beheading the Assyrian commander, Holofernes while her maid looks on (fig. I). In this painting, Judith retains her status of purity and…

found in early Christian, Medieval, and Renaissance writings (). Indeed, while women had mostly been oppressed up until the mid-nineteenth century, some had managed to become distinguished historical figures. Famed 14th century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, for instance, was a teenage prodigy who was the first female member admitted to the Academia del Disengo; she managed to set up her own atelier, learned to read, and was recognized for painting some of the most famous biblical…

triangular form, chiaroscuro, different perspectives, and oil paints. It also used precise studies of human anatomy to perfect the depictions of human figures in pieces of art (Gardner’s 259). The Baroque period brought artist such as Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Bernini. These artist twisted many of the common ideas found in the Renaissance into a new form. Reinventing many ideas such as chiaroscuro, by adding a higher intensity light and deeper shadowing. Michelangelo and Bernini are…

located in Rome. Recognizing real Caravaggios is a little more complicated because he has a strange place in the history of art. He was notorious and famous in the 17th century and he enthused many imitators and his style was potent, from Dutch to Gentileschi artists for example Gerrit van Honthorst. These “Caravaggisti” spread Caravaggio’s powerful aesthetic and operated all over Europe. But he was also condemned and hated. It was not so much of his violent life or being known for homosexuality…

The one that stood out to me most was Lot and His Daughters by Artemisia Gentileschi. This oil on canvas painting was produced around 1636 to 1638. It is approximately 90 3/4 in. by 72 in. In this painting you definitely witness a baroque sense of style, dramatic composition and how she keys tenebrism into the painting, going from dark to light. Much like most of her work, the background story is religious. In Lot and His Daughters the two ladies on either side of Lot are dressed similar,…

distant horizon. In this artwork, the artist used both, straight lines and contour lines, and a mixture of shades. I found that the areas that are clearer have very few lines. And the almost black areas are completely filled with lines. 2) Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1614, oil on canvas In this painting the main scene is strongly illuminated, especially the figure of Judith is emphasizing her protagonist, we can see that the other figures are not illuminated equally while…

Artemisia Gentileschi piece titled Judith decapitating Holofernes (C. 1620), is a 6’63/8’’x 5’34/3’’ painting displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Gentileschi’s sensational painting, oil on a canvas which gives a chill at its glance portrays Virtue and Violence, a symbolic justice for a powerful female protagonist and other victims. Artemisia Gentileschi uses value, color, line and emphasis to capture the horrific scene and an evocative interpretation to vividly draw viewer’s…

the other holds a sword in her right hand. We cannot see the face of one of women, and her back is to us. This leaves the observer to wonder what the two women are looking at and what kind of act led to the position they are in. The painting is Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Her Maidservant. It was finished in 1614, and currently resides in the Palazzo Pitti. The painting is oil on canvas and is 1.14m by .0935m. The painting is part of a series of paintings portraying the slaying and…