Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Giuditta con la sua ancella (Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes) c.1623–1625 Oil on canvas, 187.2 × 142 × 3.3 cm Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit This impressive composition was made by Artemisia Gentileschi, the…
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Autoritratto come martire (Self-portrait as a Martyr) c.1615 Oil on panel, 31.7 x 24.8 cm Private collection
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Giuditta decapita Oloferne (Judith beheading Holofernes) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 146.5 x 108 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Santa Maria Maddalena (St. Mary Magdalene) c.1620 Oil on canvas, 146.5 x 108 cm Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Mary Magdalen was a much-loved subject both by painters and the public because she represented the ideal model of the…
Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653) Ester e Assuero (Esther before Ahasuerus) 1620s Oil on canvas, 208.3 × 273.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The most famous woman painter of the seventeenth century, Gentileschi worked in Rome, Florence, Venice, and Naples. This…
(1593-c.1653) The artist’s works: Danae c.1612 Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Autoritratto come martire c.1615 Private collection Autoritratto come Santa Caterina d’Alessandria c.1615–1617 National Gallery, London Autoritratto come suonatrice di liuto c.1615–1618 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Giuditta e la sua ancella c.1618–1619 Galleria…
(c.195 BC-c.159 BC) Publius Terentius Afer Works: • The Comedies of Terence (English) Codex Vaticanus Latinus (9th century) with the portrait of Terence. Terence in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus Frigida 1614 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Born c.195…
(c.254 BC-184 BC) Titus Maccius Plautus Works: • Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi (Latin) • Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives (English) • The Captivi and the Mostellaria (English) Born c.254 BC…
