Artemisia Gentileschi

Paula Modersohn-Becker, Mother and Child, Half Figure, 1906. Oil on cardboard. 74.5 x 52 cm, Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal. Photo credit: Antje Zeis-Loi, Medienzentrum Wuppertal. MADRID - Artemisia Gentileschi, Angelica Kauffmann, Clara Peeters, Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, María Blanchard, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay and Maruja Mallo were celebrated artists in their lifetimes who are now enjoying renewed recognition in response to their erasure from the art-historical account, alongside other lesser-known... [Lire la suite]

Rosalba Carriera, Allegory of Painting, 1730s. National Gallery of Art: Samuel H. Kress Collection. 1939.1.136. BALTIMORE, MD—On October 1, 2023, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will open a groundbreaking exhibition exploring the wide-ranging achievements of women artists and artisans working in Europe between the 15th and 18th centuries. Co-organized with the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800 is the most comprehensive exhibition of women makers from this... [Lire la suite]

Parmigianino. Antea. Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte. Per gentile concessione del MIC-Ministero della Cultura, Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte. PARIS - Réaffirmant l’importance des collaborations entre les institutions muséales européennes, le musée du Louvre a noué pour l’année 2023 un partenariat d’une envergure inédite avec le musée de Capodimonte.Ancienne résidence de chasse des souverains Bourbon, le palais (la Reggia en italien) abrite aujourd’hui l’un des plus grands musées d’Italie et l’une des plus... [Lire la suite]

Property from a Family Collection. Lot 14. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, called Sandro Botticelli (Florence 1444/5 - 1510), The Man of Sorrows, inscribed along the neckline of Christ's robe: [CHR]ISTO/ JESVNAZAR/ ENOR[...], tempera and oil on panel; panel: 27 1/8 by 20 1/4 in.; 69 by 51.4 cm; framed: 45 3/4 by 39 1/4 in.; 116.2 by 100 cm. Estimate Upon Request. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- This January, Sotheby’s will offer a rich... [Lire la suite]

NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces that Classic Week, a marquee series of seven live and online auctions that feature pieces from antiquity to the 20th century. Sales will be held from 8-23 April and include Old Master paintings and sculpture, European Art, Antiquities, Books and Manuscripts and two single-owner auctions, The Kagan Collection and The Elaine and Alexandre Rosenberg Collection of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books. The exhibition at Christie’s Rockefeller Center will be by appointment only... [Lire la suite]

Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593- c.1654), Lucretia, About 1627. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum today announced the acquisition of a major work by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c.1654), the most celebrated woman painter of 17th-century Italy.Recently rediscovered after having been in private collections for centuries, the painting represents the artist at the height of her expressive powers, and demonstrates her ambition for depicting historical subjects, something that was virtually unprecedented for a... [Lire la suite]

 Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, about 1615-17. Oil on canvas, 71.4 × 69 cm, The National Gallery, London © The National Gallery, London ‘I will show Your Illustrious Lordship what a woman can do’ (Letter from Artemisia Gentileschi to Don Antonio Ruffo, 7 August 1649) For the first time in the UK, a major monographic exhibition of the work of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654 or later), will open at the National Gallery in April 2020. The inspiration... [Lire la suite]

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c. 1652), St. Catherine of Alexandria. Photo: Cecilia Heisser / Nationalmuseum. STOCKHOLM.- Nationalmuseum has made a sensational new acquisition of a painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. The motif is Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a theme which recurs several times in Artemisia’s oeuvre. The painting will be on display in the galleries of the museum from February 25th.The painting depicts Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patron saint of philosophers and scholars, and was... [Lire la suite]

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Naples 1598 – 1680 Rome), Medusa, 1638–1640. Marble with traces of original patina, h. 46 cm, Rome, Musei Capitolini, Palazzo dei Conservatori © Sovrintendenza Capitolina, Musei Capitolini – Pinacoteca Capitolina, Rome. AMSTERDAM - In the first decades of the 17th century a new generation of ambitious artists led by the brilliant painter Caravaggio and sculptor Bernini shook the eternal city of Rome from its slumber. They introduced a new language to art that dispensed with elegance and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 36. Artemisia Gentileschi (Rome, 1593 - Naples, vers 1652), Lucrèce. Toile, 96,50 x 75 cm. Estimate €600 000 € - 800 000 €. © Artcurial Provenance : Acquis à Cannes dans les années 1980 par l'actuel propriétaire ;Collection particulière, Lyon. Expositions : 'Cléopâtre dans le miroir de l'art occidental', Genève, musée Rath, 28 mars - 1 août 2004, p. 110-112 , n°20 Commentaire : Artemisia est un nom magique, un sésame à la gloire comme d'autres célèbres prénoms qui ont éclipsés le nom de grands... [Lire la suite]