Artemisia Gentileschi and the Authority of Art: Critical Reading and Catalogue Raisonne

by R. Ward Bissell and Ward Bissell

Book Overview

One of the most memorable creative personalities of the Baroque age and arguably the most forcefully expressive and influential woman painter in history, the Roman-born Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 1652/3) has become the central figure in the recovery of the history of art produced by women. Applying a rigorous methodology, this profusely illustrated study with interpretative text and catalogue raisonne embeds Gentileschi s pictorially and emotionally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271021209
• ISBN13: 9780271021201
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 646 Pages
• Weight: 4.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 8.6" x 11.1"