Artemisia Gentileschi

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, rather than between the story and the painting. She makes a…

Critically Looking at Art Artemisia Gentileschi, Susanna and the Elders, 1610, painting at first glance expresses thoughts that show peoples cruelty and temptation. The reason is shows cruelty is because it appears the men have some inappropriate thoughts that they want to do on the Susanna. When you first look at the panting you see the Susanna’s sad and frightened face, then you see the men looking viscously at her. If I had to describe the painting to someone who could not see I would first…

In the article “Artemisia and Susanna”, Mary D. Garrard brings up the great controversy in art history of the identity of the author of the painting Susanna and the Elders. Even though the painting bears the name “ARTEMISIA/GENTILESCHI F.”, there are scholars questioning that the painting is actually a work by Artemisia’s father, Orazio Gentileschi. Garrard lists in her writing several points that seem arguable in the authorship of the painting: the validation of the inscription of the name and…

Religious Baroque Art In the fall of 2011, I was fortunate enough to travel to Italy on a pilgrimage. During my fourteen day tour of this magnificent country, I viewed many cathedrals, churches, sculptures, mosaics and paintings; it was just breathtaking! The artwork spanned many genres and periods throughout history, but the majority of the subject of the artwork, specifically the paintings, was religious based. I saw several pieces of art mentioned in our textbook, The Humanistic Tradition…

Barbara Strozzi Barbara Valle, formally known as Barbara Strozzi, was a famous singer and composer born in Venice, Italy. As an author, eight volumes of her vocal accomplishments were published between the ages of 20-45. All of her published works are secular, with the exception of one. The contents consist of madrigals, arias, and Cantatas, which place her directly with the Cantata tradition. Although she was not popularly known in the baroque era as she is now, she is one of the most famous…

“Artemis, with Wildflowers” by Ani King, is the recreation of a myth, originated in Ancient Greece. Artemis was the goddess of hunting, the best archer amongst gods and men, protector of forests and virginity. She was also the twin sister of Apollo, the god of sun. Orion was a giant, who had explicit skills on archery and therefore on hunting, a fact that made him the only man Artemis would ever fell for. Artemis’ jealous twin Apollo, tricked his sister so she would end up killing Orion with a…

Artemis was the daughter of the great Leto and the great Zeus (Roman, Luke, and Monica Roman, 2010). Artemis had a twin brother named Apollo. She was a very helpful goddess, she was the goddess of wilderness, and wild animals. She helped midwifes as a goddess of birth (Roman, Luke, and Monica Roman, 2010). She also was a huntress, meaning she hunted. Artemis comes from Ortygia, a island near Italy. “Ortygia is an island which is a historical centere of the city of Syracuse, Sicily”. Some don’t…

Tina Modotti was an italian photographer. She did modeling and acting. She was important figure in revolutionary politics. She was born august 17, 1896 in udine, italy. She died on january 5, 1942 in mexico city, mexico. She immigrated to the United States when she was 16. She acted in plays and silent movies. In 1920 she met a photographer named Edward Weston. This caused her to be interested in photography. Edward mentored her and guided her through photography. By 1923 they moved to mexico…

It’s in the Genes In 17th century Rome, the Baroque style painter Orazio Gentileschi provided his children with the finest art education available. Despite his efforts, only one of his children (Artemisia, his daughter) became an artist. She not only matched her father’s talent, but surpassed his skills, and became the first female member of the Academy of Design in Florence. On the contrary, Artemisia 's brother, Francesco, did not have the innate sense of artistic ability and did not pursue…

Artemisia Gentileschi put trauma emotionally into this artwork, giving off a savage visual to the audience (Jones). Edgar Allen Poe wrote his book in response to a book written upon him, Reminiscences of Poe, in order to mock the individual who mocked him, Mr. Thomas Dunn English (Silverman 94). These two individuals based their real life experience in their own works, in order to reduce their distress. Rather than being a sign of an unhealthy mind, revenge fantasies play an important…