Chapter 1
Rome and the shadow of Caravaggio
Chapter 2
Florence and the Academy of Design
Chapter 3
Masterpieces of drama and light
Chapter 4
The international stage and Naples
YOUR GOAL
Master of The triumph of Artemisia Gentileschi over the Baroque art world
Ch 3 · Masterpieces of drama and light
andy Artemisia Gentileschi's Baroque Light
Shielding the candle flame to watch the dark, building suspense inside a silent room!
andy She needed this double-mirror setup to paint her dynamic, leaning pose in Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting.
Fun Fact
The original selfie: To capture her complex side-profile angle in 'Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting,' Artemisia had to set up two mirrors facing each other in her studio.
Glossary
tenebrism (noun)
A style of painting characterized by high contrast between light and dark, where darkness is the dominant feature. Artemisia Gentileschi masterfully applied this technique in her 1612 painting of Judith slaying Holofernes.
A style of painting characterized by high contrast between light and dark, where darkness is the dominant feature. Artemisia Gentileschi masterfully applied this technique in her 1612 painting of Judith slaying Holofernes.
Quiz
Which of Artemisia Gentileschi's paintings depicts her actively holding a brush and palette, embodying the personification of her craft?
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What does the Italian word 'chiaroscuro,' a key technique in Baroque painting, translate to in English?
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How did Artemisia's depiction of biblical women like Judith differ from the way male painters of the Baroque era typically painted them?
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What clever setup did Artemisia Gentileschi likely use to capture her own dynamic side-profile pose in 'Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting'?
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Which book of personifications, published in 1593 by Cesare Ripa, served as the iconographical guide for Artemisia's 'Allegory of Painting'?
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Why was Artemisia Gentileschi uniquely positioned to paint herself as the 'Allegory of Painting' compared to her male contemporaries?