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Artemisia Gentileschi
Mary D. Garrard
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Description for Artemisia Gentileschi
Paperback. Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This work shows that her original treatments of mythic-heroic female subjects depart radically from traditional interpretations of the same themes. Num Pages: 664 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACQB; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 220 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as the most important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This first full-length study of her life and work shows that her powerfully original treatments of mythic-heroic female subjects depart radically from traditional interpretations of the same themes.
Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as the most important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This first full-length study of her life and work shows that her powerfully original treatments of mythic-heroic female subjects depart radically from traditional interpretations of the same themes.
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Number of Pages
664
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691002859
SKU
V9780691002859
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Ref
99-32
Reviews for Artemisia Gentileschi
[This book] is doubly welcome, both for its hitherto underrehearsed subject
one of the most accomplished female practitioners in the history of art
and for the exceptionally keen and questing intelligence which the author brings to her task.
John Gash, Art in America Garrard brings her subject vividly to life as few scholars of the period have done for other artists... ... Read more
one of the most accomplished female practitioners in the history of art
and for the exceptionally keen and questing intelligence which the author brings to her task.
John Gash, Art in America Garrard brings her subject vividly to life as few scholars of the period have done for other artists... ... Read more