Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. An exceptional loan from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Artemisia ...
Artemisia Gentileschi, "Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes" (1639 or 1640) (photo by Børre Høstland, all images courtesy the National Museum) Almost 400 years after her death, ...
What the museum says: “In 17th-century Europe, at a time when women artists were not easily accepted, Artemisia was exceptional. She challenged conventions and defied expectations to become a ...
Born in 1593, Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi was the first woman to establish herself as a successful artist in a profession long dominated by men. One of the most striking aspects of her work ...
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Few may know of the Old Testament Book of Judith, whose titular protagonist uses beauty, charm and unflinching courage to save Israel from oppression. Judith, a Jewish widow, dressed in her finest ...