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Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter working in the first half of the 17th century. She is one of the more known female Baroque painters of today, though for a while her work was attributed to that of her father, Orazio Gentileschi. While she had trained under her father, she far surpassed his skills (Simons). Artemisia Gentileschi took advantage of her position as a woman to paint other women, something many of the male artists of the time would not have had access to (Simons).…

Kassandra Bradley Dr. Ilona Szekely Art 200 27 April 2017 Compare and contrast (Eassy number 5) Grant Wood, Parson Weem’s Fable, 1939 Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Her Maidservant, ca. 1625 Grant Wood’s Parson Weem’s Fable and Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and Her Maidservant are simliar and different in several ways. Even though the subject matter between both works of art are different there are some existing similarites in composition. By looking at the elements, I gain a better…

The concept of beauty has been a baffling issue and a bone of contention among thinkers and intellectuals. Such confusion can plausibly be understood through the changeable standards considered in every culture and the many attempts to approach it. Throughout history, it has been glorified and highlighted in many ways. From a philosophical perspective, Kant, in Observation on the Feeling of Beautiful and Sublime , tackles beauty, through the view that women are identified by their beauty, while…

Allegory of Youth by Domenica Piola is a painting that can be easily categorized as a Baroque piece with a quick glance. Its appearance can be compared to the works by Gentileschi or Caravaggio that were discussed in class because they too conveyed a meaning behind what was initially shown. Piola crafted his piece circa 1680, and he did not stray from the traditional works created in this stylistic period. The title, Allegory of Youth, automatically makes the viewer aware of a deeper message…

Artemisia Gentileschi was probably one of the greatest artists of the Baroque period, especially in Italy. She may be one of the first women during this time period to produce great works of art. However, her work is quite often compared to her father Orzaio, and therefore sometimes she is overlooked. As a historian, Mary Garrard is attempting to show that even though she was a victim of rape and was involved in a notorious trial, Artemisia grew as a painter and flourished on her own. Her “works…

Furthermore, both artists portrayed self-portraits that alluded to a strong sense of feminism once again. First, Artemisia Gentileschi portrays herself in Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (1630s). Note, this a very different approach because Gentileschi not only shows herself painting, but also shows herself as the very allegory of painting. An allegory can be defined as a figure that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, and acts like a personification. In this instance,…

The article is a critical synopgterop30is to the painter Peter Paul Ruben from author Lisa Rosenthal. She mentions few main art pieces which done by Ruben such as The Hero Crowned by Victory and Drunken Hercules. The author generally talks about Ruben’s art in the first few paragraphs and it shows that his works are popular among his many sponsors. And also, the author uses some examples from Ruben’s art works to show the abstract characteristic male and female figures in particular causes.…

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…

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 emerging era of the 17th century produced various pieces of baroque art, flourishing as the Golden Age of Spanish painting. Of noble and dramatic themes, various works were sponsored by the Catholic Church, aspiring to compel worshippers to their doors. Successful baroque paintings demanded an audience, ones to admire the theatrical aestheticism; only artists who employed elements of tenebrism and chiaroscuro achieved such breathtaking drama. Two prime examples that applied these practices…