{"product_id":"artemisia-gentileschi-9781606067338","title":"Artemisia Gentileschi","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis second volume in the groundbreaking Illuminating Women Artists series delves into the stirring life and work of the Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The life of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-after 1654) was as exceptional as her paintings. She was a child prodigy, raised without a mother by her artist father, a follower of Caravaggio. Although she learned to paint under her father, she became an artist against his wishes. Later, as she moved between Florence, Rome, Venice, Naples, and London, her artistic style evolved, but throughout her career she specialized in large-scale, powerful, nuanced portrayals of women. This book highlights Gentileschi's enterprising and original engagement with emerging feminist notions of the value and dignity of womanhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sheila Barker's cutting-edge scholarship in Artemisia Gentileschi clears a pathway for all audiences to appreciate the artist's pictorial intelligence, as well as her achievement of a remarkably lucrative and high-profile career at a time when few women were artists. Bringing to light newly attributed paintings and archival discoveries, this is the first biography to be written by an authority on Gentileschi since 1999. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The volume is beautifully illustrated, and Barker weaves this extraordinary story with in-depth discussions of key artworks, such as \u003ci\u003eSusanna and the Elders\u003c\/i\u003e (1610), \u003ci\u003eJudith Beheading Holofernes\u003c\/i\u003e (c.1619-20), and \u003ci\u003eLot and His Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e (1640-45). Also included is the J. Paul Getty Museum's recent acquisition, \u003ci\u003eLucretia\u003c\/i\u003e (c.1635-45). Through such works, Barker explores the evolution of Gentileschi's expressive goals and techniques. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barker, Sheila\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606067338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.70w x 0.80d","brand":"Sheila Barker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39768985206859,"sku":"9781606067338","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_efe5a324-6beb-47e7-ad99-6745e04ea593.jpg?v=1653411061","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/artemisia-gentileschi-9781606067338","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}