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Artemisia Gentileschi: Judith with Her Maidservant Judith with Her Maidservant, oil painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1618–19; at the Pitti Palace, Florence.

Artemisia Gentileschi

Italian painter
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Artemisia Gentileschi (born July 8, 1593, Rome, Papal States [Italy]—died 1654 or later, Naples, Kingdom of Naples) was an Italian painter, one of the first women who established herself as a successful artist in the West. She made a career of painting women heroes and imbued her scenes with tension and drama. Although Gentileschi was well known during her lifetime, working for a number of European rulers and running an extensive workshop, the artist was...

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