Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - 1652/53), daughter of well-known Roman artist, Orazio Gentileschi (1563 - 1639), 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 artwork, whereas women of her era were usually constrained to less lofty genre painting.

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