Lives of Artemisia Gentileschi

$12.95 at The Getty Museum.

Artemisia Gentileschi, Orazio Gentileschi, Cristofano Bronzini, Pierantonio Stiattesi, Filippo Baldinucci, Averardo de’ Medici, and Alessandro Morrona Introduction by Sheila Barker  Lives of Artemisia Gentileschi presents a fascinating look at the famous Baroque artist. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653) was an Italian painter known for the naturalism with which she depicted the female body and her use of rich colors and chiaroscuro. Born in Rome, she was trained by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi…