Artemisia was 12 years old in 1605 ... Judith’s hand shields her face from the glow, drawing attention to Holofernes’ discarded iron gauntlet. The viewer’s eye travels to the object in ...

Much attention has been paid recently to the life of the Italian Baroque master, Artemisia Gentileschi—specifically, her rape, her torture with thumb screws while testifying during the trial of ...

Artemisia, named after the Goddess Artemis, sister of Apollo, is the only woman Herodotus attributes with the virtue of courage, or andreia, an almost impossible quality for a woman to possess ...