One of the first female artists to achieve recognition in her own
time, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) became instantly popular in
the 1970s when feminist art historians discovered her and argued
vehemently for a place for her in the canon of Italian baroque
painters. Featured alongside her father, Orazio Gentileschi, in a
recent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Artemisia has
continued to stir interest though her position in the canon remains
precarious, in part because her sensationalized life history has
overshadowed her art. In The Artemisia Files, Mieke Bal and her
coauthors look squarely at this early icon of feminist art history
and the question of her status as an artist. Considering the events
that shaped her life and reputation--her relationship to her father
and her role as the victim in a highly publicized rape case during
which she was tortured into giving evidence--the authors make the
case that Artemisia's importance is due to more than her role as a
poster child in the feminist attack on traditional art history;
here, Artemisia emerges more fully as a highly original artist
whose work is greater than the sum of the events that have
traditionally defined her. The fresh, engaging discourse in The
Artemisia Files will help to both renew the reputation of this
artist on the merit of her work and establish her rightful place in
the history of art. "Over the last generation Artemisia has been
transformed from a talented curiosity . . . into a standard bearer
of early feminist consciousness. This book offers a fascinating
glimpse into the critical frame of mind underlying this
transformation."--Keith Christiansen, Jayne Wrightsman Curator of
Italian Painting, The MetropolitanMuseum of Art
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2006 |
First published: |
December 2006 |
Authors: |
Mieke Bal
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Dimensions: |
136 x 204 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
245 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-03582-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
The arts: general issues >
General
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LSN: |
0-226-03582-4 |
Barcode: |
9780226035826 |
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