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3.She Brought Her Rapist To Justice

Susanna and the Elders, 1610, earliest of her surviving works, Schönborn Collection, Pommersfelden,By Artemisia Gentileschi –

Artemisia Gentileschi was raped repeatedly in the 1600s by Agostina Tassi, an artist who collaborated with her father, Orazio Gentileschi. Tassi had been engaged by Artemisia’s father to teach his 18-year-old daughter how to paint perspective. Tassi obtained entrance to Artemisia’s bedroom and imprisoned her inside, pretending he intended to marry her before raping her.
Artemesia accused him of rape and was then subjected to a humiliating medical examination in order to ostensibly establish that she had been a virgin previous to being abused by Tassi. Tassi’s several witnesses accused her of being a whore during the seven-month trial. However, Artemesia won, and Tassi spent just over a year in prison. Her father reinstated him at their company after his discharge.

4. George Eliot wrote a novel about her life

George Eliot was an English author, poet, journalist, and translator who was a notable writer of the Victorian era. She was the author of seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862-63), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871-72) and Daniel Deronda (1871-72). (1876).Artemisia’s aesthetic may have inspired her works, which emphasize gritty, real-life social concerns.

5. She was an artist at a time when it was taboo for women to pick up a paintbrush

During the 1500s and 1600s, there were few female artists. These contemporaries included Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana. Artemisia Gentileschi’s work, on the other hand, had withstood the test of time. Almost all painters were men before and during the late Renaissance period. These artisans benefited from enormous commissions and affluent patrons, and they established schools to educate other men on how to paint, draw, and sculpt.

At the time, women were considered second-class citizens who were only there to serve men and raise children. This is what distinguishes Artemisia. She not only excelled in her craft, but she also went above and beyond what was expected of women at the time.

6. She painted paintings of strong women

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1610–1615, Budapest, By Artemisia Gentileschi –

Artemisia Gentileschi painted many Bible scenes, which were popular during the Late Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Despite adhering to this standard of the time, Gentileschi was able to convey the strength of women in her works.

7. She raised her children independently

In the 1600s, women in Europe were not permitted to own property or have custody of their children. So it’s incredible that Artemisia Gentileschi abandoned her husband, Pietro de Vicenzo States, and raised their children on her own. They married shortly after her rapist was sentenced to prison.

Needless to say, the marriage was short-lived. They had at least one daughter together, and some believe they had two. In any case, Gentileschi left her husband in Florence and traveled throughout Italy to perform her work duties for her patrons, taking her daughter, Prudentia, with her.

8. She had powerful and influential patrons.

The House of Medici in Florence, Italy, and King Charles I of England were two of Artemisia Gentileschi’s patrons. Gentileschi also went around Italy and other parts of Europe during her lifetime, visiting her patrons.

This was normal at the time, as many artists led itinerant lives, constantly on the go, looking for clients to commission their paintings. However, the majority of those artists were males; it was unusual for a woman to travel extensively, especially without her spouse.

9. She and Galileo Galilei were members of the Grand Ducal Court

Galileo Galilei and Artemisia Gentileschi were closely acquainted. Some of their correspondence is still available, and some feel the two were more than just pals. Both were members of the Grand Ducal Court in Florence, and they met through those circles.

The figurative imagery of Gentileschi’s paintings matches Galileo’s scientific discoveries, which could imply that he confided in her about his work. It’s entirely plausible that the two were in a relationship.

10. She Is Considered A Feminist Icon

Self-portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1619, By Artemisia Gentileschi –

Artemisia Gentileschi rose to prominence as a feminist icon in the twentieth century after falling out of favor for several decades following her death. Museum directors and art historians recognized that her bold female characters shattered the norm established by previous artists.

Gentileschi’s daring paintings, as well as the specifics of her rape trial and independent personal life, elevated her to the status of current hero, although one from many centuries ago.