A lecture from the Arts Society, Henfield.
'Artemisia Gentileschi: Daughter of Rome, Painter of Europe'. Our Lecturer, Chantal Brotherton-Ratcliffe, will share with us what skills it took for a woman to become a painter in 17th century Europe.
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654) was a rarity, who ranked amongst the greatest painters of the 17th century. At a time of great change in Italian taste, from the power and earthiness of Caravaggio, to the more elegant classicism of Reni and Domenischino, Gentileschi moved between Rome, Florence, Naples and London and her work reflects the different tastes of these centres.
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