Artemisia Gentileschi – Italian Baroque Painter

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – 1653), was one of the first women artists to achieve recognition in the male-dominated world of post-Renaissance art. She was the first woman to paint major historical and religious scenarios, especially in an era when women painters were not easily accepted by the artistic community. She unfortunately is also known for being a rape victim in a well-publicized trial in 1612, an event that later affected her painting style and themes. Our patterns show nearly all of her well recognized works including Susanna and the Elders, Judith Slaying Holofernes, DanaĆ«, Saint Cecilia, and several self-portraits including Self Portrait as a Female Martyr.

Patterns Included In This Set

Self Portrait

Susanna and the Elders

Judith Slaying Holofernes

Judith and Her Maidservant

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Portrait of a Condottiero

Self Portrait as a Female Martyr

Clio

Maria Maddalena

Cleopatra

Susanna and the Elders

Danaƫ

The Birth of St. John the Baptist

Aurora

Self-Portrait as a Lute Player

Sleeping Venus

St Cecilia Playing a Lute

Saint Catherine of Alexandra

Bathsheba

Allegory of Inclination

Saint Cecilia