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Artemisia Gentileschi

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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    1. and Challenges Faced By Women Artists in Early Modern Era Artemisia Gentileschi

    2. “Why Have There Been No Great Artists?” Linda Nochlin (1973) Why? Women artists are not worthy of scholarly attention because there have been no “great” artists with works of “quality” Women have obligations to family before being a painter There were great artists, but their works were “marginal”- more decorative and pleasing than serious, high art They are women

    3. Artemisia Gentileschi

    4. Artemisia Gentileschi July 8, 1593 in Rome, Italy Orazio Gentileschi & Prudentia Ottaviano Monotone Baroque artist “Caravaggisti”- follower of Michelangelo Merisida Caravaggio “First significant woman painter in western art” Began painting at 12 In domestic seclusion

    5. Agostino Tassi

    6. Agostino Tassi Landscape and marine painter Was receiving major commissions for fresco decoration in Roman palaces Worked with Orazio at Palazzo Quirinale (1611) Sued by his sister for adultery and incest with his sister-in-law (had children with her) Rumored that he paid to have his wife in Florence killed the year before

    7. Trial of 1612 Orazio took Tassi to court for rape of Artemisia Tassi denied rape and sexual relationship with Artemisia Artemisia subjected herself to torture (sibyl) to prove her point Tassi convicted of “presumed defloration” Jailed for only 8 months and case eventually dismissed Artemisia was “doubly raped”

    8. Artemisia

    9. Artemisia Directed by Agnčs Merlet Rated NC-17 in US, later appealed to R Portrayed Artemisia as a beautiful seducer, a whore, and a creepily perverted peeping tom “Sexy. Defiant. Provocative. Her passion for art changed the face of history.” Over 20 out of 49 keywords had to do with sex, nudity, rape, pornography, or something otherwise sexual

    10. What’s Wrong? Story of Artemisia and Agostino was not romance material She was raped There was no romantic relationship afterwards- she allowed for sexual relationship to happen because she believed she was engaged They did not repeatedly confess love for each other She did not seduce him, did not “return for more” after her rape

    11. She did not use sketches of nude men to lure Tassi into teaching her, and was not obsessed with sex Does not have as much mastery over male anatomy as female anatomy- can be seen from the drapery that covers Holofernes’s torso in Judith Slaying Holofernes

    12. In court, Artemisia did not lie to defend Agostino’s innocence and bear torture to keep him from becoming incriminated Asserted his guilt harshly, putting herself out voluntarily for torture Agostino did not confess to his crimes to make the torture to Artemisia stop Argued that she was a whore and defended his innocence

    13. One of the evidences the defendant gave was her painting, Judith Slaying Holofernes, to show her “evilness” in trying to falsely accuse his client It was completed after her trial, and in Florence They also gave the nude drawings of men as evidence, but even if she did sketch nude men, they were not used in the trial

    14. Renaissance rendition of Romeo and Juliet The movie merely portrayed Artemisia as a lustful, sheltered teenager who found wild romance with an older man, their relationship cruelly torn apart by her unhappy father Movie focused more on the nonexistent love affair than on her paintings Viewers take away misinterpretations of her history and character

    15. In Conclusion… Artemisia Gentileschi, raped once in the 17th century by Agostino Tassi, was raped again in the 20th century by the unjust representation of her character and life

    16. Challenges Women Artists Faced in Early Modern Era There were many social “norms” women were expected to follow Women must first meet obligations with the family ie: get married, raise kids, keep the house It is improper for young girls to go out without a chaperone Cannot observe as many outside art as males Females may not look at male nudes Blocks a major section of popular art Women must retain their virginity as a show of their chastity and honor Females are inferior to men in general Not given the same respect when being assessed

    17. Works Cited Adams, Laurie Schneider. Art and Psychoanalysis. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. Johnson, Tony W., and Ronald F. Reed. Philosophical Documents in Education. Boston: Pearson, 2008. Nochlin, Linda. Women, Art, and Power and Other Essays. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1988. Opfell, Olga S. Special Visions. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1991. Slatkin, Wendy. Women Artists in History. Upper Saddler River: Prentice Hall, 2001. The Internet Movie Database. “Artemisia.” IMDb.com, Inc. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123385 (accessed May 12, 2010). Van Cleave, Rachel A. “Sex, Lies, and Honor in Italian Rape Law.” Suffolk University Law School. http://www.law.suffolk.edu/highlights/stuorgs/lawreview/docs/VanCleave.pdf (accessed May 12, 2010).

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