Artemisia Gentileschi

Every post here is by Artemisia Gentileschi.

Erisava Staff Jul 24

Esther before Ahasuerus by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1629

Esther before Ahasuerus

Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

According to the Book of Esther, walking in on the king without being summoned could get you executed on the spot — which is apparently the tension the whole scene is built around.

Erisava Staff Jul 15

The Triumph of Galatea by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1650

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Nudity

The Triumph of Galatea

National Gallery of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

Nobody's fully sure who painted this one — it's credited to either Bernardo Cavallino or Artemisia Gentileschi, and from what I can find, that argument's still open.

Erisava Staff Jul 15

Christ Blessing the Children by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1626

Christ Blessing the Children

Metropolitan Museum of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

This one actually hangs in a church in Rome, from what I can find — Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso — despite popping up in art databases like a museum piece.