ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI'S REVENGE

Artemisia Gentileschi was a Baroque painter whose story has long been dominated by that of her father…and her rapist. But Artemisia lived a long, full, and successful life. She was the only woman who followed in the tradition of Carvaggio and was the court painter for the Medicis. Listen for her fascinating story of survival and transcendence.

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Artemisia’s Paintings

Self Portrait as a Lute Player - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Portrait_as_a_Lute_Player

Susana and the Elders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Susanna_and_the_Elders_(1610),_Artemisia_Gentileschi.jpg

Judith Slaying Holofernes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi#/media/File:Judit_decapitando_a_Holofernes,_por_Artemisia_Gentileschi.jpg

Non-fiction

Artemisia’s Moment - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/artemisias-moment-62150147/

Artemisia Gentileshi on Stuff You Missed in History Class - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/artemisia-gentileschi-30207824/

Artemisia Gentileschi on The Art History Babes - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-art-history-babes/artemisia-gentileschi/

Fiction

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullogh - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35540804-blood-water-paint

It’s True, It’s True, It’s True at the Breach Theater - https://www.breachtheatre.com/

Film

Artemisia (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123385/

Art Exhibitions

National Gallery (London) - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/artemisia