Artemisia Gentileschi in 8 paintings | National Gallery

Get an exclusive first look at some of the major loans that will be included in our 'Artemisia' exhibition with exhibition curator, Letizia Treves, and Tracy Jones, our Head of Press.
#Artemisia
4 April - 26 July 2020
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[@carinwiseman4309]

She might be known now, but when I was in art school in early 80's, I never heard her named mentioned. Did not learn about her until much later. Nice to see women finally getting some of the props they always deserved.

[@milly5678899]

I absolutely agree with you. It's about time that very important women artist of all ages and from different centuries get to be known!

[@ReliveryArgentina]

Please upload more videos by Letizia Treves! she is such an amazing lecturer!

[@dannichols6261]

1:46 - Susanna and the Elders 4:36 - Judith beheading Holofernes - in Naples 4:44 - Judith beheading Holofernes - in the Uffizi 6:19 - Self Portrait as a Lute Player 6:30 - Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria 11:32 - Bathsheba 15:49 - Self Portrait as Allegory of Painting I know it SAYS in '8 paintings', but I only saw 7.

[@Mercurio_volante]

Thank you!

[@brubafc]

Thank you for sharing. I've learned a lot. Wish I could've seen the exhibition! Sounds incredible.

[@kathiecarter8077]

The expression on her face reflects a deeply emotional response to traumatic events in her life! It's extraordinary that she has preserved and developed her artistic talent to portray her inner thoughts and feelings! Very therapeutic!!

[@robynjames4715]

My respect & awe of Artemisia's talents are sadly equaled by the fact that some horrible things are timeless. Loving the National Gallery's videos & focus on Artemisia; thank you. Letizia rocks!

[@amymillerart]

Probably one of my all time favorite artists.

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

I admire Artemisia so much and this interview was brilliant. Wish to visit it someday

[@martinredmond7407]

Absolutely first class presentation! Much appreciated at this 'lockdown' time.

[@jeoungnampark9932]

I love your interpretation of the excellent artist, and thank you so much

[@nationalgallery]

Thanks for listening

[@AdelleDrover]

really looking forward to this exhibition in April. thank you for the live. Very interesting.

[@suechant3793]

Absolutely gutted that this exhibition has had to be postponed - I was so looking forward to seeing her works "in the flesh".

[@BrianSchultzSongsandStuff]

Very informative. Fantastic description of a strong woman and magnificent artist.

[@user-qq2yo2ew5k]

Love Letizia Treves's talk

[@sleepingredwolf]

Artemisia is such an intriguing figure! Thank you so much for the informative video. If only I weren't living in Hong Kong...

[@hharoldsteven]

This is so great!

[@gonnyquist627]

Bought a little book here in Amsterdam years ago and thought right away ohoh how beautifull

[@rosagasol4584]

Great presentation, thanks!

[@larawho3906]

Bendito seja o meu professor de história que me disse pra eu pesquisar sobre essa mulher, não me arrependo nada

[@adailydoseofdawn2390]

Just did a video on her as well. Really hoping to catch this exhibition!

[@TheresaPowers]

My favorite artist.

[@studentpresentationsdr.lam4384]

Very detailed presentation on Artemisia Gentileschi, a not very known artist from the 17th century. I wonder if Sofonisba Anguisola and Gentileschi ever cross paths.

[@mariapilarme]

They are paintings of both at El Escorial , the Spanish King summer residence. They painted for the Spanish court. The Spanish king didn’t have prejudice about them or he never made a note about their sex. Many of the paintings were done in El Escorial,Madrid. Check the collection.They may cross path.

[@jakubkos7]

letizia, you are the best.

[@LLACEM]

I LOVE WATCHING LETIZIA DO HER STUFF I AM A FAN OF ALL HER LECTURES

[@wordscaninspire114]

Wow it's so good to learn about this awesome female painter. Thank you

[@Linuxfy]

I come to learn more about her after I watch an Anime show based on her life story call "Arte"

[@essejd]

Thanks so very much, wish i was there👍✅🙂🌸💐

[@zoefang4563]

My favorite Renaissance painter---I will say Artemisia Gentileschi EVERY time

[@Dockstader04]

She was Baroque... Not Renaissance. She wasn't born until 1593.

[@michaelbyrd7883]

I did see her Judith slaying or beheading Holofernes it was on tour with several other paintings from the Capodimonte it came through the Kimball in Ft. Worth. I saw it right 2 days before the virus, closed down all the museums. Although Caravaggio is a superior painter, she's really, really good and her version is more realistic. As you remember Caravaggio's Judith is painted as a slim soft young women holding down a muscular man to behead him. While Artemisia's version has two more robust ladies doing the deed.

[@marichristian1072]

Personally, I prefer Artemisia's Judith(s).She shows Judith's boldness of purpose and the brutality of the slaughter in powerful movement. Caravaggio's Judith looks too fragile and timid for my taste.

[@michaelbyrd7883]

@@marichristian1072 Yea, his version is realistically not be believed however his fantastic skill and talent as an artist, doesn't take away from his artistic license. They're both equally fantastic and seeing her version in person was truly a great thing to behold.

[@marichristian1072]

For those objecting to the use of Artemisia's Christian or first name, consider after whom she was named : Artemis, powerful goddess of the hunt who didn't hesitate to punish in a brutal way those who infringed on her and her attendants' privacy while bathing,

[@lovelyjubbly34]

I thought she was named after Artemisia Absinthium , the psychotropic plant we all know and love

[@cecilefox9136]

What an interesting talk about this woman artist!

[@studentpresentationsdr.lam4384]

They both lived in the first quarter of 1600, but they have quite different life experiences from what I have read.

[@stargazerlse]

Artmesia never gets a break, covid happened through this entire time and no one could see these paintings, i mean, talk about bad luck even centuries later... I feel the modern women in the offices of London can relate so much to her paintings and her experiences, humans have not evolved much, just now with more gadgets.

[@carlito876]

She was actually extremely famous and successful during her own time.

[@il_solitario55]

@@carlito876 You're right buddy, but you can't say that. Big Sister is always watching.👁

[@TheOnlyHatchet101]

I recently purchased a rather large work of Artemisia, at approximately 6 feet by 5 feet in the subject of Susanna. I believe it to be a rather early work, possibly 1611-1612. Might you know where a catalog of her complete works might be available? I am trying to get a better idea of the work's history.

[@dominicberry5577]

What is Tracy Jones doing which Letizia Greeves isn't completely capable of doing on her own?

[@lovelyjubbly34]

I like that she's named after one of the ingredients of Absinthe

[@strega0]

She's named after Artemis. 🙄

[@lovelyjubbly34]

​@@strega0in such a catholic context such as renaissance Italy I doubt she would have been named after a Greek goddess, however I may be wrong

[@lynnehamer239]

got a book on her'

[@paxtonpomykal2293]

King's choice brought me here

[@clairerm]

From which museum is ‘Judith beheading Holofernes’ going to be brought?

[@nationalgallery]

Hi Claire, there are two coming to the exhibition: one from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples and one from Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence

[@clairerm]

The National Gallery Thank you for letting me know 😹 That will be definitely the best exibition !!!

[@nationalgallery]

@@clairerm We're so excited!

[@kidmohair8151]

15:48 in my opinion, a "complex system of mirrors" wouldn't be needed, all that is needed is the one thing that all pictorial artists possess, a strong visual imagination.... none the less, this is a pretty decent intro to Sra Gentileschi...

[@davidbrown343]

She should be called Gentileschi like Da Vinci, Rembrandt, etc...or At least as part of her full name. Why are we differentiating between her and male artists?

[@pauless76]

I guess it's because in the world of art there are two Gentileschi (the father and the daughter, both very famous) but there is only one Artemisia. By the way, Vinci and Caravaggio are not family names but names of cities. Leonardo's real name was Leonardo di ser Piero and Caravaggio's name was Michelangelo Merisi...that's just to show you that you can call an artist with a name that he is most famous or recognizable with, nobody meant to make a distinction between male or female or other stuff like that...you're welcome.

[@dominicberry5577]

I suspect this is a habit you will find emerging first from the feminist writers, who tend to personalize their studies of female painters as if they know them personally, but use second names for male artists, in a reciprocally sex-biased asymmetry.

[@TheSandi103]

To differentiate daughter from the father.

[@michaelbyrd7883]

I'm not sure I'm following you? Michelangelo's full name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarotti Simoni. Very few people know that without looking it up.

[@cindyoverall8139]

David Brown da Vinci was not a last name. Larry from Vinci.. Leonardo is correct as is Michelangelo. Artemisia is perfect with Art being in it.

[@mskaddicat]

waldy brought me here..

[@EricaNernie]

me too!

[@stellavision8382]

Google Doodle 08/07/2020

[@Willypineapple]

hmm hmmm hmm hmm hmm

[@JuhiNoHana]

I think the rules of the game need to change. Why are female artists primarily addressed by their first name? I keep telling my students when, for example they say "Jean.." because they can't spell Dinteville correctly, "Is Jean your friend?" There is an informality when we insist on addressing female artists by their first names, or a sense of excessive formality when we use their complete names. She is the famous Gentileschi, why can't we call her that? ...Just something that bothers me and hopefully there are more people who wonder about this as well!

[@rep1346]

I think in this instance that may be to differentiate her from her father Orazio. Some of the biggest names among male artists are also primarily addressed by their first name, eg Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo. But certainly an issue one should keep in mind ...

[@sheilaoconnell2187]

@@rep1346 Also Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

[@michaelbyrd7883]

Why would you trip about that? Michelangelo most likely the most famous fine artist to ever live (sans, perhaps Leonardo) probably when walking the gardens of Lorenzo de Medici didn't make a fuss when people called him by his first name.

[@michaelbyrd7883]

When you say Vincent in art circle's, I don't think people think of Vincent Price.

[@sddf48]

As others have already pointed out, it's common among male painters of the period too. Leonardo is always called Leonardo, never da Vinci. Michelangelo is never referred to as Buonarotti. But this is certainly not to say that female painters have had it as easy as male painters! :(

[@lesley7634]

I suppose she painted biblical heroines because the churches would buy them. she needed to make a living. I enjoy her interpretations ; they are very fine. I'm not convinced though that she really would have painted while wearing that lovely dress; surely she'd wear at least an apron. clothes were shockingly expensive then.

[@ginapowerworld]

So annoying that the person doing the interview keeps on going, mmm, mmm, mmm... not very professional and very intrusive!

[@themarquis336]

If those letters were not supposed to be read by anyone but the man she sent them to, why would you make them public? It shows the utmost disrespect for the woman you claim to admire and celebrate.

[@il_solitario55]

They only care about pushing the agenda. Typical champagne socialist hokey wokey types.

[@strega0]

​@@il_solitario55the woke mob is coming for you next

[@iarwainthabombadil7724]

lol come on. statues bro

[@demistoclesps5465]

A thinks, to lose second favourite, round not secret, i respect yo englishman un round van, is ser luck and always be a art pieces the hermitage póster ,for 10000 Stan un futuro,

[@mariapilarme]

To me there’s a style connexion between her art and Caravaggio art. Artemisia being a better artist .

[@MilesOBryan]

PLEASE, would someone speak about the distorted SIZE (perspective disaster) of the hands in this painting and why National gallery comments have failed to acknowledge this egregious weakness that we ALL CAN SEE for ourselves. No doubt she is a major painter in an era when women painters have long been ignored (a bias which continues to this day). But sexism should not be an excuse to honestly discuss her weaknesses as well as strengths. It seems to me this failure of critical balance only weakens the case for taking her positive and powerful imagery and beauty into account. In one commentator's earlier explanation about how she came to this work was because her father sent her to improve her handling of "perspective". A weakness in one instance does not condemn her in all other aspects of painting. BE FAIR. That is your job and that will do more to raise her visibility and rightly earned renown.

[@uffa00001]

Which painting are you referring to, if I may ask?

[@strega0]

You sound mad. They're here to talk about an artist that doesn't get as much fame as she should have. This is more of a historical introduction, not a closely detailed critique of her art. You're a nitpicking moron.

[@Irysee]

The viewers would be grateful if next time you'd show MORE of the paintings by the artists discussed and far, far LESS of the unappealing, middle-aged, slouching, poorly dressed narrators .

[@stinew358]

Irysee if you want to see the art, go to the exhibition. If you want to learn from the experts you might try listening to them rather than complaining about their appearance

[@beth95100]

What a shame such a sexist and utterly ignorant comment has to take up space on this brilliant art community thread. If you were alive in 1600s, Irysee, I'm certain you would have been one of the cruel ones in Naples bullying the artists out of the city. Your comment casts only you in a bad light.

[@Irysee]

@@beth95100 On the contrary, I'd be "bullying" i.e. criticizing the merchants of Venice, oops of Naples, those who push themselves in the foreground, trying to steal the thunder of those who really matter, THE ARTISTS and their ART.

[@sddf48]

If they were young, pretty curators you'd be happy? Then you don't deserve to see the paintings

[@Irysee]

@@sddf48 Your reading comprehension is poor. When did I ask for "young pretty curators"? I demanded that the audience be shown MORE WORK by GENTILESCHI and LESS self-promoting middle-aged matrons , distastefully dressed and flashing their flabby upper thighs in an over-the-knees skirt, inappropriate for any age.