Artemisia gentileschi

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Artemisia Gentileschi, (born July 8, 1593, Rome, Papal States [Italy] - died 1652/53, Naples, Kingdom of Naples), Italian painter🎨, daughter of Orazio Gentileschi🎨, who was a major follower of the revolutionary Baroque painter, Caravaggio. She was an important second-generation proponent of Caravaggio’s dramatic realism.

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Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–c.1656), oil on canvas {female artist holding palette and paintbrush #arthistory #seventeenthcentury}

“Artemisia Gentileschi. Maria Maddalena come malinconia. Dettaglio”

A distinctive presumed self-portrait of this exceptional woman painter, cropped close, from an unusual viewpoint, using chiaroscuro, colour, and the most amazing fabric textures.

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The Kimbell Art Museum acquired Artemisia Gentileschi's 'Penitent Mary Magdalene,' putting it on view to the public for the first time in 400 years.

Father John Bartunek on consolation and desolation and what they really mean, starting with a brief description and proceeding from there.

Artemisia Gentileschi understood the power of what directional lines could do to create a focal point for her paintings. She knew that our eyes would focus at the pivotal point by using the principles of directional lines and contrasting colors. #AnitaLouiseArt #ArtThatMakesYouSmile #GreatArtists #AmazingArtists #HistoryofArt #ArtemisiaGentileschi