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Artemisia Gentileschi Paperback – Illustrated, January 1, 1991

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Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as the most important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio. This first full-length study of her life and work shows that her powerfully original treatments of mythic-heroic female subjects depart radically from traditional interpretations of the same themes.

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    0691002851
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"[This book] is doubly welcome, both for its hitherto underrehearsed subject--one of the most accomplished female practitioners in the history of art--and for the exceptionally keen and questing intelligence which the author brings to her task."---John Gash, Art in America

"Garrard brings her subject vividly to life as few scholars of the period have done for other artists.... [Her] powerfully argued, intelligent appreciation of every facet of Gentileschi's difficult life and artistic contribution will bring the artist a large, new audience."---Ann Sutherland Harris, The Women's Review of Books

"If you read only one art history book this year, it should be Mary D. Garrard's Artemisia Gentileschi."---Raymond B. Waddington, Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900

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Artemisia Gentileschi, widely regarded as the most important woman artist before the modern period, was a major Italian Baroque painter of the seventeenth century and the only female follower of Caravaggio.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (January 1, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 607 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691002851
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691002859
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 1.5 x 10.5 inches
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Only 2 full color photos!!! Very big disappointment!
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Only 2 full color photos!!! Very big disappointment!
This book was such a disappointment! I had read through the comments and read that this was "a good collection of her work" and found myself highly disappointed as there were only 2, yes 2, full color full page photos! The rest were as pictured. With a price tag of $30-60 for information you can easily read online seems ridiculous at minimum, but what I don't understand is why the reviews claim this to be a good collection!I am still giving it 2 stars because the writer did well, and I suppose my expectations may be high from other reviews, but anyone looking for a fully illustrated collection of her work should look elsewhere.Aside from the real problems of this book, the copy I ordered clearly said no marks, even in my receipt, yet the book is highlighted and marked with blue ink pen all over it! I'm going to try to return and buy the other more expensive book, check the reviews there to see if it turned out to be a flop as well!
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Stephanie Goodell
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Read the Paintings for yourself
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2004
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If you want to travel into the mind of Artemisia Gentileschi, as Garrard obviously did, this book is an incredible asset to your journey. She takes you through Artemisia's life (Rome, Florence, Naples etc.) from the very first information to her death. Garrard has her ideas, but they are hardly overtly feminist or out of context. The intelligent reader goes beyond the author anyhow and reads the paintings. This book has copies of every known letter to have been written or received by Artemisia and most of her artwork, her complete rape trial, along with comparisons to her father's work and other artists that she had contact with. It is extremely fascinating and a more complete anayalis of an artist's life that I have yet seen. ...and about Susanna- don't tell me for a minute that the woman who painted that strength of repulsion wasn't being threatened (not necessarily by Tassi but likely Cosimo or even Francesco- think about it) have you ever seen a Susanna that genuinely apalled? Most renditions of the tale feature fear, surprise, or complete oblivion (allure even). Her Susanna is truly defensive and angry; horrified and disgusted.
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Always Learning
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent examination of this remarkable painter's life and works
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2014
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An excellent examination of this remarkable painter's life and works. The discussion about Artemisia's contribution as a woman in art (including her role in shaping feminism) is interesting. The interpretations given of some of the paintings provide a fascinating look into her works. Highly recommended!!!
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Joan Richmond
5.0 out of 5 stars Artemisia Gentileschi is superb
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2013
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Mary Garrard pays scholarly tribute to Artemisia Gentileschi in this fine compilation. Anyone interested in Italian Baroque art, especially the Caravaggio followers, will find this book a great resource. Many color plates (most of the artists most important works) and black and white images support the text.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars Not much on content, but quaility images.
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2007
You don't learn much about Garrard as writer from this work. Garrard lets the art do all the talking. I was a bit dissapointed in that fact since I want to learn as much as possible about the life of the artist. This is something you should own if you want to own good copies of some of the major works of the artist. The plates are of large size and good quality. This is an excellent companion to keep at hand when doing research on the artist. Garrard makes interesting and intelligent choices in what works represent the artist at each time in professional life.
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Jennifer hannam
4.0 out of 5 stars A Detailed Book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2016
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On receipt was initially impressed but on opening the book was disappointed at the shortage of large colour art prints spread at intervals throughout. There were 24 full scale colour reproductions all together in the centre of the book.
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Rachael Cailliach
5.0 out of 5 stars Artemisia The Mighty
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2000
This monograph is partly responsible for the recent interest in Gentileschi's paintings and life. Artemisia was a Carravagisti, a follower of Carravagio. Her father, Oarazio, was also a painter and Artemisia benefited from his influence, giving her paintings a lushness (I know I am not being academic here, forgive me, I am not an art critic) that Caravagio's did not have. Since the first publication of this book there have been several shows of Artemisia's work in Florence. Unfortunately there has also been a very, very dishonest and badly made movie about her life, titled "Artemisia." The original edition of this book included the court transcriptions of Agostino Tassi's trial for raping Artemesia. She endured torture (thumbscrews) to verify her testimony. Tassi was convicted but released after seven months. The movie portrays Artemisia as ingenue who chases after Tassi and begs for his love and forgiveness as she is tortured. Artemisia later married, had one child and eventually moved to England to live with her father, where he was a court portrait painter.
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Sunrise
3.0 out of 5 stars Factual, yes
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2012
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I think that this work delves significantly into the time that Gentileschi lived, bringing as many details as possible about her that are available to us. It is exceptionally well-researched and thought out. If you truly want to know anything about this artist, I feel it probably is in here somewhere.

But, with that said, it is a very heavy book. Perhaps Garrard may be forgiven for forgetting to explain things that may be evident to her, but I found myself having to go on the internet to look up what she was talking about a lot of the time. I do not specialize in Italian art history, but I have a pretty good foundation in art history. I found her use of phrases in foreign languages without an English translation tiresome, and I didn't like having to flip back forth through the book so often to get the meaning of a thought. If you have to sit by a computer because you know you're going to need it every couple of pages, there is a problem.

My other comment is that, while I respect Garrard's right to an educated opinion, it is just that. For instance, we don't know why Gentileschi painted several Judiths. It was a very popular subject then, and while her court experience and rape might well have led her to want to paint it, we simply do not know. Garrard repeats this and several other opinions ad nauseum, making and already ponderous tome even longer. I find Gentilschi's life and work fascinating, but I gave this book only three stars because, sadly, I am unlikely to have the desire/time to finish it. I am used to reading reference work, used to plodding through academic language, love comparisons with other artists of their time, and I'm willing to go the extra mile to understand an artist's work. But, after awhile I began to feel that Garrard cared more about publishing a brilliant work.

Sadly, I think that Artemisia got a little lost in this.
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squid brain press
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehen - und lesenswert!
Reviewed in Germany on January 14, 2022
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Ein seltenes und sehr schönes Buch über eine außergewöhnliche Künstlerin.
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Maeve D
5.0 out of 5 stars Very detailed biography and extensive reproductions.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2020
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This is a very important book about a great artist and courageous women. She has become an icon for modern feminists, however as a feminist myself I would hate to have her pigeon holed in this way much as she is to be admired for her bravery and advanced thinking, but it is as an artist that she should be most admired for otherwise I feel she will be treated like other female artists that have been seen in the past as somehow lesser in quality than their male counterparts. To always be referenced as a feminist icon is qualifying an artist that should be seen as a great artist first and foremost.
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Perrin Ambroise
5.0 out of 5 stars même Holophène pourrait l'admirer !
Reviewed in France on May 24, 2015
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Quelle artiste , quelle femme ! L'oeuvre de Artemisia est d'une intense pertinence, sa vie est de celle qui bouleverse la torpeur des artistes... le roman de sa vie est une vengeance contre la bêtise: Artemisia, qui doit tant à Caravage, est une Lysistrata de la peinture !
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OL
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in Germany on August 2, 2022
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absolute disaster: all reproductions of paintings in black and white!
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Dick Dastardly
5.0 out of 5 stars Good things come in little packages
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2010
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Slim volume, only 22 pages, but 13 of them are colour plates of selected works: Woman playing a lute; Susanna and the Elders, Judith slaying Holofernes (1612-13); Judith and her Maidservant; The Penitent Magdalen; Jael and Sisera; Portrait of a Gonfaloniere; Lucretia; Esther before Ahasuerus; Judith and her Maidservant with the head of Holofernes; Self Portrait as an allegory of Painting; Lot and his daughters (1640s); Corsica and the Satyr. The plates are back to back, but on high quality paper so no bleedthrough. Remainder of book is a brief biography and discussion of the artist. Do not confuse this book with "Artemisia Gentileschi: The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art", also by Garrard, which is a much larger scale (607pp) work.
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