Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) c.1638-9. RCIN 405551. Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most successful painters in seventeenth century Italy, when few women artists were formally recognised. She trained with her father, Orazio, and worked in Rome, Florence and Naples. In the late 1630s Gentileschi worked at the court ... More @Wikipedia
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