The Artemisia Files Artemisia Gentileschi for Feminists and Other Thinking People |
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| Editor:
| Bal, Mieke |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-03581-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $41.00 |
Book Description:
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One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in her own time, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) became instantly popular in the 1970s when feminist art historians "discovered" her and argued vehemently for a place for her in the canon of Italian baroque painters.
One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in her own time, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) became instantly popular in the 1970s when feminist art historians "discovered" her and argued vehemently for a place for her in the canon of Italian baroque painters.