History, Art, Feminism
The Female Painter Who Fought Patriarchy Through Her Paintings
The valiant life of Artemisia Gentileschi
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Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the rare female 17th-century Baroque painters in the male-dominated art world. Her art was overshadowed for a very long time as she was raped by a famous artist Agostino Tassi when she was young.
During the time when women’s voices were unheard, she had to fight for her own life. She suffered and had to prove her accusations towards the senior painter Tassi who was protected by the patriarchal Church because of his art. Despite all these hurdles, she took revenge for the injustice towards her through her paintings.
With words and images, she fought back against the male violence that dominated her world.
It was only in the 20th and 21st centuries, the art historians and scholars recognized her as one of the most progressive painters of her era.
The early life of Artemisia Gentileschi
Gentileschi was born in Rome and was the eldest child of the Tuscan painter Orazio Gentileschi. Her father’s art style was immensely influenced by the maverick Baroque painter Caravaggio. And, so she started portraying drama and naturalism in…
