Artemisia Gentileschi
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Esther before Ahasuerus by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1629
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: I feel like the main subject here is the fabrics and the cloth, and I don't mind it.
Susanna and the Elders by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1639
Gentileschi painted this subject more than once across her career. Some historians connect the way she handles Susanna's fear here to what she went through herself, though how much to read into that is still argued over.
Erisava: Does this actually feel like it's about her fear to you?
The Triumph of Galatea by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1650
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: It looks like a Super Bowl halftime show by Beyoncé, or is it the other way around?
Christ Blessing the Children by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1626
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.
Erisava: The hand resting on that kid's head is what gets me about this one.