In 1611 Artemisia Gentileschi was raped by Agostino Tassi, an artist and a friend of her fatherās. Orazio Gentileschi brought Tassi to trial in 1612, and Artemisia Gentileschi was forced, under torture, to give evidence. Tassi was found guilty, but the sentence exiling him was never enforced. The crime has often shaped interpretations of Gentileschiās biography and art, but, as more evidence comes to light about her life, scholars have been reassessing her legacy.
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