Arty Farty Friday ~ Artemisia Gentileschi

 Self portrait as lute player Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - 1652/1653), a website HERE is dedicated to her, the following is extracted from it: Artemisia Gentileschi daughter of well-known Roman artist, Orazio Gentileschi (1563 - 1639), was one of the first women artists to achieve recognition in the male-dominated world of post-Renaissance art. In an era when female artists were limited to

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