“…with me Your Illustrious Lordship will not lose and you will find the spirit of Caesar in the soul of a woman.”
Artemisia Gentileschi in a letter to her patron Antonio Ruffo in 1649, defending a price she quoted for painting “eight figures, two dogs, a landscape and water”

By Nina Heyn- Your Culture Scout

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  1. Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most incredible painters of all time. Her fabric drapery painting is masterful. One of my favorite painters. The paintings you posted are remarkable.
    Thank you so much.

    1. Thank you for your kind words. We owe the quality of these images to the courtesy of the UK’s National Gallery. It’s not easy to find Artemisia’s paintings- they are only about 65 works attributed to her, and they are dispersed all over the world. It’s one of my favorite artists too.

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