Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Early Modern Europe

by Mary D. Garrard and Mary D. Garrard

Book Overview

An accessible introduction to the life of the seventeenth-century's most celebrated women artists, now in paperback.

Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the premodern era. Her art addressed issues that resonate today, such as sexual violence and women's problematic relationship to political power. Her powerful paintings with vigorous female protagonists chime with modern audiences, and she is celebrated by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789147778
• ISBN13: 9781789147773
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"