Description: A compendium of writings, letters, and records illuminating the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, the most influential female painter of the Italian Baroque. Lives of Artemisia Gentileschipresents a fascinating look at the famous Baroque artist. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was an Italian painter known for the naturalism with which she depicted the female body and her use of rich colors and chiaroscuro. Born in Rome, she was trained by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi, and was working professionally by the time she was a teenager. In a period when women artists very rarely achieved success in their field, she was commissioned by royalty across Europe and was the first woman to become a member of Florence's prestigious Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, later becoming an educator in the arts. Lending further insight into the extraordinary life of this trailblazing artist, this volume presents an absorbing collection of letters, biographies, and court testimonies supplemented with essays written by contemporaries, several of which are published here in English for the first time. The vivid illustrations include three works that have only recently been attributed to Gentileschi. An introduction by Sheila Barker, founding director of the Jane Fortune Research Program on Women Artists, contextualizes these texts and discusses Gentileschi's legacy.
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EAN: 9781606066638
UPC: 9781606066638
ISBN: 9781606066638
MPN: N/A
Item Weight: 0.13 kg
Book Title: Lives of Artemisia Gentileschi
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Getty Publications
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 0.5 in
Topic: Individual Artists / General, European, History / Baroque & Rococo
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art
Item Length: 5.8 in
Author: Orazio Gentileschi, Cristofano Bronzini, Artemisia Gentileschi, Filippo Baldinucci, Pierantonio Stiattesi
Item Width: 4.5 in
Book Series: Lives of the Artists Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
