Judith onthoofdt holofernes artemisia gentileschi biography

It is one of the most detailed and shocking paintings from the Baroque art period and a testament to a female artist’s skills and talents within the art world mainly occupied by men.

In this article, we will discuss Artemisia Gentileschi’s famous painting about Judith beheading Holofernes.

Artist Abstract: Who Was Artemisia Gentileschi?

Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8, 1593, and died around 1656.

Judith onthoofdt holofernes artemisia gentileschi biography

She was born in Rome. Her father was the painter Orazio Gentileschi and her mother was Prudentia Montone, who died when she was a young girl. She learned painting through her father, but her style evolved differently, and she painted more realistically.

Both she and her father were influenced by the art of the Italian painter, Caravaggio.

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) (1638-1639) by Artemisia Gentileschi; Artemisia Gentileschi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

As a young woman, she was raped by the artist Agostino T