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An Early Icon Of Feminist Art History, The Work Of Artemisia Gentileschi Has Been Largely Obscured By The Sensational Details Of Her Life. In This Volume The Contributors Attempt To Give A More Balanced View & To Approach A Genuine Appreciation Of Artemisia's Considerable Artistic Talents. 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. Featured Alongside Her Father, Orazio Gentileschi, In A Recent Exhibition At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Artemisia Has Continued To Stir Interest Though Her Position In The Canon Remains Precarious, In Part Because Her Sensationalized Life History Has Overshadowed Her Art. In The Artemisia Files, Mieke Bal And Her Coauthors Look Squarely At This Early Icon Of Feminist Art History And The Question Of Her Status As An Artist. Considering The Events That Shaped Her Life And Reputation--her Relationship To Her Father And Her Role As The Victim In A Highly Publicized Rape Case During Which She Was Tortured Into Giving Evidence--th

Author

Mieke Bal

Publisher

University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226035819

Subjects

Art, Arts