Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656)

The Intesa Sanpaolo Bank foundation’s Gallerie d’Italia sheds light on Artemisia Gentileschi’s little-known entourage in Naples.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes is joining the National Museum of Oslo thanks to the DNB Savings Bank Foundation, a philanthropic organization that acquires works on behalf of museums. The signed canvas - a rare occurrence - was painted between 1639 and 1640, probably during the artist's stay in London.

The dramatic life of the venerated Baroque artist (1593–1652) is the inspiration for a new TV series. Frida Torresblanco and Jill Offman are executive producers of the series, which draws from Mary Garrard’s seminal biography, Artemisia Gentileschi: The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art  (1989). (Artnet)

Much has already been written about the dramatic lives of both Catherine of Alexandria and the artist, and it is easy to draw comparisons between the two: the former tortured, the latter raped. Was it for this reason that Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652)...

The 1627 portrait of a bare-chested woman holding a dagger to her chest is the Roman heroine Lucretia, on the brink of suicide. The Getty acquired Gentileschi’s paintings from an anonymous seller and will put in on show when it reopens in the upcoming weeks.

Gentileschi was one of few female artists successfully recognized in her own time – almost four years ago. A rare painting entitled Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes (1639 or 1640) is now on display at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Nasjonalmuseet) in Oslo. (Hyperallergic)

The painting by one of the greatest female painters of the Baroque period depicts Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of philosophers who frequented Gentileschi’s works. The acquisition was made possible by an anonymous donor, and it will go on display in the 17th century art galleries from February 25.

The devasting blast that rocked Beirut in 2020 reduced many works of art to rubble. However, in one Lebanese mansion, a formerly anonymous painting gained a miraculous new standing. Pierced by shards of glass and impaled by wood, the painting is now recognized by experts as a long-lost painting by Gentileschi. (NYT)

Lucretia, depicting the Roman aristocrat’s suicide following her rape, well exceeded its estimate of $600,000/800,000 to sell for $4.78 M at Artcurial on November 13. The sale almost doubled Gentileschi’s previous record, a testament to the art world’s current interest in the 17th century baroque painter.

The provenance attributed to it is as outstanding as the name of its creator, for this David with the Head of Goliath left Artemisia Gentileschi's studio to join the collections of the noble Giustiniani family, in Rome