
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
When I wrote a chapter about Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – c. 1656) in my book, Women in Art: Artists, Models and Those Who Made It Happen, I wanted to separate the sensationalism of her biography from her art, which was original and high-quality, regardless of the unusual circumstances of her life. The exhibition entitled Artemisa Gentileschi: The Heroine of Art seems to have a similar goal of presenting the painter’s achievements throughout her life and not only from the perspective of her traumatic youth.
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Nina,
Thanks for this report of another brave female figure in history. Your articles with the arts are inspiring for these times and times to come.
Your commentaries in the arts are valuable for creativity and learning the past.