Artemisia Gentileschi

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…

the challenges faced by female artists during the Renaissance and Baroque period and how these challenges differed from their male counterparts. In doing so, this essay will briefly highlight lives of artist such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Elisabetta Sirani. Life for a woman during the Renaissance and…

capable of developing and sustaining authority over the public. Three groups of people that had conflicting thoughts on this topic included religious leaders, such as John Calvin and John Knox, educated women, such as Arcangela Tarabotti and Artemisia Gentileschi, and humanists, such as Laura Cereta and Baldassare Castiglione. Most religious leaders viewed women with an inferior perspective, most educated women viewed women with a superior perspective, and most humanists and those publicly…

Jakia Islam UCLA ID: 804789190 Renaissance and Baroque Art-Discussion 1I Artemisia Gentileschi's Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting Gentileschi used the symbols written in Cesare Ripa's Iconologia to personify females in her painting. The gold chain with pendant mask represents imitation The unruly hair strands represent “divine frenzy of artistic temperament” The garments with changing colors represent painter’s skill The themes of the painting were hard for male viewers to interpret but…

Oil on panel, 75 in. x 47 in. The National Gallery, London, England, and (2) Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes. c. 1625. Oil on canvas, 72 ½ in. x 55 ¾ in. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan. These two arts are similar in theme, but differ in styles. There similarities and differences show us why they are important. Leonardo Da Vinci’s Madonna of the Rocks and Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes are similar…

dangerous, and most importantly, less valued than men. Throughout history and in our culture today much of the privilege and power that men have over women is unearned. Why is it that men have enjoyed unearned privilege based on their gender? Through Artemisia Gentileschi’s Susanna and the Elders published in Italy in 1610 C.E. and William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew printed in Britain in 1612 C.E. it is visible that inequalities between men and women have been prevalent for centuries all…

2 Dimensional Art The two dimensional art that I observed is called Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, created between 1623-25. The artist of this painting is Artemisia Gentileschi. This was a large painting that covered over half of the wall. This painting was created by using oil paint. Artists used oil paintings because it dries slowly, the colors are able to blend together, and lastly oil paintings allows the painting to be larger then what it normally would be. The…